by admin | Mar 20, 2017 | Crosses, London
Location: All Saints church, Putney Lower Common, London SW15 1AP Details on Cross: In Memory of 202160 PTE G DOWN B COY 1ST BN THE BUFFS KILLED IN ACTION 7-7-17 Dimensions: Unavailable Details: None standard cross, upright and crossbeam pointed. Appears to be in very...
by admin | Mar 16, 2017 | Crosses, Nottinghamshire
Thomas Hugh Corbett Woolley Location: St John the Baptist Church, Church Street, South Collingham, Nottinghamshire, NG23 7LN Details on Cross: KILLED IN ACTION CAPT T.H.C. WOOLLEY 2/8 SHERWOOD FORESTERS 27-4-1917 Text type: Painted The cross is a non-standard style...
by admin | Mar 16, 2017 | Crosses, Nottinghamshire
George Brenton Laurie Location: St Mary the Virgin Church, Church Lane, Carlton On Trent, Nottinghamshire NG23 6NN. Details on Cross: GRU XXXXXXXX CROSS (indeciperable text) LIEUT COL G B LAURIE ROYAL IRISH RIFLES Dimensions: Height 1125MM, Width 375MM With Plaque:...
by admin | Mar 16, 2017 | Crosses, Nottinghamshire
Harry Holt Originally two crosses, one had to be destroyed because of woodworm. Location: Holy Rood Church, Ossington, Newark, Nottinghamshire NG23 6LH Details on Cross: R.I.P 28802 PTE H HOLT 7TH SHERWOOD FORESTERS KILLED IN ACTION 22.2.18 Incomplete data. Other...
by admin | Mar 16, 2017 | Crosses, Edinburgh, incomplete survey, Midlothian, Museums
James Fleming Location: The Royal Scots Museum, The Castle, Edinburgh EH1 2YT Weblink Details on Cross: Top of upright GRU Tag, text unreadable on photo. 351337 L/CPL. J. FLEMING 11TH R.S. 14-10-18 Text: GRU Tags Displayed cross in a museum environment. No details or...
by admin | Mar 13, 2017 | Crosses, incomplete survey, propellor, West Sussex
Eric Horace Comber-Taylor Incomplete Report Location: St Peter’s Church, Twineham Lane, Twineham, West Sussex, RH17 5NR Details on Cross RIP CAPTAIN E H Comber Taylor RAF KILLED IN ACTION 16/6/18 Plaque reads: IN MEMORY OF AN ONLY SON/ CAPTAIN ERIC HORACE...
by admin | Mar 13, 2017 | Crosses, Lancashire, Unknown soldier
Unknown British Soldier Location: St Peter and St Paul Church Street, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 3AJ The cross is displayed in the Derby Chapel which became the War Memorial Chapel after the Great War. The cross commemorates an unknown British soldier and is positioned...
by admin | Mar 13, 2017 | Crosses, German, Kent
William Thomas Ashby Location: St.Mary Magdalene Church, Cowden, Kent, TN8 7JE Details on cross: Carved on Cross: SOLD ASHBY 7BRW.KENT.R (On Cross-section) Cross 6.5.17 (On down section of cross) Metal GRU tags with stamped tags: 5238 PTE.W. Ashby. (First tag under...
by admin | Mar 8, 2017 | Battalion or division, Crosses, Multiple crosses, Non-Great War, Surrey
Douglas Harvey (Great War), Merton Beckwith-Smith (Second World War), 30 officers 774 NCOs & men of the Grenadier Guards (Great War). Falkland Islands Cross 1982 (Falklands War) Location: Brookwood Cemetery (Guards Chapel), Pirbright Army Camp, Surrey Sincere...
by admin | Mar 8, 2017 | Crosses, propellor, Shropshire
John Burgh Talbot Leighton Location: St Michael & All Angels, Alberbury, Shropshire SY5 9AH (Off B4393) The cross is displayed in the Loton Chapel (right side transept). It is a four bladed propeller cross set high on the back wall. Details on cross: Major John...
by admin | Mar 8, 2017 | Crosses, Kent
James Gabriel Lancaster Ranking Location: St.Barnabas, Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2RH Details on cross: CAPTAIN. J.G.L RANKING POLITICAL DEPT JULY 12 1915 Underneath this is a metal plaque which is unreadable. Church goer has said he has transcription of text and I will...
by admin | Mar 8, 2017 | Crosses, incomplete survey, Museums
Noel Herbert Tovell Location: Suffolk Regiment Museum, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 3 RN Details on cross: At top of cross – metal plate stamped ‘GRU’ At intersection of cross – 3 metal plates stamped: PTE N H TOVELL 2ND ROYAL FUS 14TH OCT 1918 Text type (e.g....
