by admin | Jun 14, 2017 | Cheshire, Crosses, Multiple crosses
John Hamon Massie and Hugh Aldersey Location:St Mary’s Church, Coddington, Cheshire, CH3 9ED Cross 1: Lieutenant acting Capt Hugh Aldersey Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): GRU tags 2 GRU tags on cross member Lieut/A/Capt H.Aldersey 10.3.18...
by admin | May 24, 2017 | Crosses, Manchester, Unknown soldier
Unknown British Soldier Location: St Anne’s Church, Trinity Road, Sale, Greater Manchester, M33 3GD The cross is displayed towards the front of the church near the altar on the left hand side as you face the altar. The cross commemorates an unknown British...
by admin | May 24, 2017 | Cheshire, Crosses
George Arthur Bebbington Location: St John the Baptist, Church hill, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 6DH The cross is displayed in the memorial chapel which is located on the right hand side as you face the altar. The cross is sitting on a shelf in the centre. It...
by admin | May 24, 2017 | Crosses, Duplicates, Multiple crosses, Yorkshire
Location: All Saints, Bishop Burton, Hull, East Yorkshire HU17 8QB Details on crosses: two crosses but for the same person. First one appears to have been burnt on, the second has metal labelling as in GRU tags. 2nd Lieut R HALL WATT 1st Batt. Grenadier Guards killed...
by admin | May 24, 2017 | Crosses, Hertfordshire
Location: St Botolphs church, Eastwick Hall Ln, Eastwick, Herts CM20 2QY Details on cross: On Circle: DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORT On Cross Beam: LIONEL HENRY SALVIN BOWLBY LIEUT ROYAL SCOTS GREYS KILLED IN ACTON JUNE 4 JUNE 1916 Above appears to be painted on...
by admin | May 24, 2017 | Crosses, Worcestershire
Location: Parish Church of St John the Baptist Town/village: White Ladies Aston County: Worcestershire Postcode: WR7 4QQ Details on cross: R. I. P. In Memory Of 2nd Lieut H. S. Sherwood 4th K.S.L.I. Killed In Action 28-8-18 Text type: Black painted Cross dimensions...
by admin | May 24, 2017 | Crosses, incomplete survey, Native cross, propellor, Warwickshire
Location: Church of St Nicholas and St Peter ad Vincula, 6 Church Lane, Curdworth, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, Warwickshire, B76 9EY Details on cross: Wooden propellor Grave Marker with central metal roundell Engraved in script: In Memory of Lt. Sidney Woodrow...
by admin | Apr 17, 2017 | Crosses, Dorset, incomplete survey, Multiple crosses
Gerard Montague Gordon, Laurence Fisher Rowe, Harold Talbot Vizard. Location: Church of St Mary Magdalene, Castleton, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 3SA. Capt. Gerard Montague Gordon, 12/Royal Fusiliers From CWGC: Captain Gerard Montague Gordon, Adjt. 12th Bn., Royal...
by admin | Apr 17, 2017 | Crosses, Dorset
Lionel Carver Location: Church of St Thomas, Melbury Abbas, Dorset, SP7 0DZ Battlefield cross for 2nd Lieutenant L. H. Carver, 1st Bn., Irish Guards, died 26 May 1918. Details on Cross: RIP in Memory of 2nd Lieut L H Carver 1st Bn Irish Guards Killed in Action 26/5/18...
by admin | Apr 17, 2017 | Cheshire, Crosses
CLAUDE SWANWICK WORTHINGTON Location: Unitarian Church, Dean Row, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 2BX Details on cross: A plaque on the cross member with the inscription This cross marked the grave of Lieut-Colonel CLAUDE SWANWICK WORTHINGTON DSO Bar TD 6th Manchester Regiment...
by admin | Apr 17, 2017 | Crosses, Museums
Ellis Humphrey Evans – Hedd Wyn Location: Llys Ednowain Heritage Centre, Trawsfynydd, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, LL41 4UB The cross is displayed in a glass cabinet as part of the museum at Llys Ednowain Heritage Centre. It commemorates Private Ellis Humphrey...
by admin | Apr 3, 2017 | Crosses, incomplete survey, Moray
W. E. Hamblin A particularly unusual cross, our only returned one made out of Stone. Location: Forres (Cluny Hill) Cemetery, Moray, Scotland. From CWGC: HAMBLIN, W E Rank: Lieutenant Date of Death: 24/05/1916 Regiment/Service: Royal Engineers 5th Field Coy. Grave...
