by admin | Aug 3, 2016 | Blog
There’s a sort of axis of travel in everyone’s existence, roads that we travel often at various times that become embedded into us a part of our journey through life. Well worn paths that aren’t exactly desire lines, they are the things that link us...
by admin | Aug 2, 2016 | Crosses, Gloucestershire
John Whitcombe Location: All Hallows’ Church Village: South Cerney County: Gloucestershire Postcode: GL7 5TT Details: (GRU tag on top of vertical shaft) 15193 L/CPL J.WHITCOMBE R.C.D. 6/ F. GARRY HORSE DIED OF WOUNDS 1/7/15 Text type: GRU tags Cross Dimensions...
by admin | Aug 2, 2016 | Crosses, Wiltshire
Nicholas Weatherby Hill Location: St Andrews Church Town/village: St. Bartholomew Street, Donhead St. Andrew, County: Wiltshire Postcode: SP7 9EB Details on cross: Top part of shaft there is the following: GRU tag which reads: GRU5 painted Light Infantry Insignia In a...
by admin | Aug 2, 2016 | Blog
On his fourth operational flight John Ross Robertson found himself in a dogfight with Oberleutnant Adolph Ritter von Tutschek, Robertson is not only out-experienced but his Sopwith Pup is outclassed by von Tutschek’s Albatross D111. After a one-sided fight Robertson...
by admin | Aug 2, 2016 | Angus, Crosses, German
John Ross Robertson (2) Location: Montrose Air Station museum Town/village: Waldron Road, Montrose County: Angus Postcode: DD10 9BD Details on cross: Starting at the top of the shaft: Small metal GRU plate stamped with G R U, two small nails (painted): ERS TARB DEN...
by admin | Aug 2, 2016 | Crosses, Fife
John Ross Robertson This is a rather exceptional example of multiple memorials for one person within a family. Scott has researched this memorial and the twin of it that this is based on at Montrose. Location: Dunfermline Cemetery, Town/village: Halbeath Road,...
by admin | Aug 1, 2016 | Crosses, Shropshire
Harold Walter Gibbs Location: St Mary’s Church Town/village: Billingsley County: Shropshire Postcode: WV16 6PH Details on cross: In Loving Memory Of Lieut. H.W. Gibbs Shrops R.H.A. Died Of Wounds 25.3.18 Text type: Writing is black on the white painted cross....
by admin | Aug 1, 2016 | Crosses, Suffolk
Alfred Bence Trower Location: St. Peter’s Church Town/village: Thorington County: Suffolk Postcode: IP19 9JG Details on cross: At top of cross metal tag with G.R.U on it. Below that in diagonal banner style “In Memory Of” Name is in a central roundel decorated to look...
by admin | Aug 1, 2016 | Crosses, Highlands
Location: St Finan Episcopal Church, Town/village: Kinlochmoidart County: Perthshire Postcode: PH38 4ND Details on cross: Starting at the top of the shaft: Small metal plate stamped with G R U, two small nails On the cross beam: CAPT K F MEIKLEJOHN 1ST CAMERON HDRS 26...
by admin | Aug 1, 2016 | Crosses, Shropshire
Joseph Ernest Davies Location: St Laurence Church Town/village: Ludlow County: Shropshire Postcode: SY8 1AN Details on cross: GRU (Unreadable) 200063. C.Q.M SGT J DAVIES 1.4TH K. S. L. INF 30TH NOVEMBER 1918 51-5-5 Text type: GRU Tags Cross dimensions Shaft Height:...
by admin | Aug 1, 2016 | Crosses, Devon
Captain Henry Jepson Paddison Location: St Catherine’s Church Town/village: Withleigh, County: Devon Postcode: EX16 8JJ Details on cross: Captain H.J.Paddison MC 4th Worcestershires 16-8-17 Text Type: GRU tags Cross dimensions Cross shaft 930mm Cross Beam 410mm...
by admin | Aug 1, 2016 | Crosses, Lincolnshire, Unknown soldier
Unknown Soldier Location: St Mary’s Church Town/village: Long Sutton County: Lincs Postcode: PE12 9JJ Details on cross: Unknown British Soldier Text type: GRU tag (or imitation of one) Cross dimensions (millimetres please) Shaft Height: 1003 Cross beam width: 400...
