by admin | Jan 24, 2017 | Crosses, Museums, Shropshire
Thomas Valentine Price Location: Shropshire Regimental Museum, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY1 2AA The cross is located on the 1st floor of the museum amongst the collection dedicated to the Kings Shropshire Light Infantry from 1881-1968. The cross...
by admin | Jan 24, 2017 | Crosses, Suffolk
GEORGE FREDERICK FARMILOE Location: St Mary’s Church, Henstead, Suffolk, NR34 7LD Details on cross: HAC Crest. RIP 2nd Lieut G F Farmiloe 2nd Honourable Artillery Company INF Killed in Action 26.6.17 Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): Painted on...
by admin | Jan 24, 2017 | Crosses, Gloucestershire
Henry Wynter Blathwayt Location: St Peter’s Church Dyrham Gloucestershire SN14 8ER Details on cross: GRU MAJOR H W BLATHWAYT 74-BDE R.F.A. 30-11-18 Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): GRU tags, stamped metal strips Cross dimensions (millimetres please)...
by admin | Jan 24, 2017 | Crosses, Herefordshire, incomplete survey
WILLIAM ALBERT SOMERSET HERBERT KEVILL-DAVIES Location: St Michael and All Angels Church (in the grounds of Croft Castle) Croft Herefordshire HR6 9PW Details on cross: GRU LIEUT W A S H KEVILL DAVIES 9-RES CAN REGT ATTD 9-LANCERS 18-5-15 Text type (e.g....
by admin | Jan 24, 2017 | Crosses, Wiltshire
George Gordon Francis Greville Location: All Saints Church Middle Woodford Wiltshire SP4 6NR Details on cross: Top of shaft: GRU Crossbeam: 4 HUSSARS. GREVILLE. LIEUT. G.C.E. 31.3.18 Text type: GRU tags Cross Dimensions: Shaft Height: 1152mm Crossbeam width: 410mm...
by admin | Jan 23, 2017 | Crosses, Shropshire
Roger Victor Cecil Hunt Location: St John the Baptist Church Street, Ruyton-XI-Towns, Shropshire SY4 1LQ The cross is near the front of the church on the left hand side as you face the altar. The cross is mounted inside a small brick alcove. The cross commemorates 2nd...
by admin | Jan 23, 2017 | Crosses, Merseyside, Unknown soldier
Unknown British Soldier Location: St Matthew’s Church 410 Stanley Road Bootle, Liverpool Merseyside L20 5AE The cross is located low down on the wall on the left hand side as you enter the church. The cross is mounted on a marble tablet. Underneath the cross...
by admin | Jan 19, 2017 | Crosses, incomplete survey, Multiple crosses, Norfolk
Kenneth George Haslam Ford & Frederick Cater Location: St Nicholas Church Ashill Thetford Norfolk IP25 7BT Cross 1 RIP: in memory of Lieut. K C Ford, Machine Gun Officer, 1st Cheshire Regt. Died of wounds received in Ploegsteert Wood, Dec 1st 1915. The cross is...
by admin | Jan 19, 2017 | Crosses, Gloucestershire, incomplete survey, Uncertain provenance
CHARLES RICHARD NEWMAN Holy Trinity (Churchyard) Bell Lane, Minchinhampton Stroud Gloucestershire GL6 9BW Cross is outside in a poor state, probably a native built original memorial. The cross may not relate to teh CWGC grave next to it, but it is entirely possible it...
by admin | Jan 17, 2017 | Crosses, incomplete survey, West Midlands
HARVEY WALTER WATTS Knowle Parish church St John Baptist and St Lawrence & Anne 1717 High St, Knowle Solihull West Midlands B93 0LN Details on Cross: I.W.G.C. 8 36220. GNR H. WATTS 378/169 BDE R.F.A 12-4-18 A standard British Army cross with 4 GRU tags. the cross...
by admin | Jan 16, 2017 | Crosses, incomplete survey, Kent
Frederick Vivien Thompson Location All Saints Church, Church Lane, Petham, Kent, CT4 5RD, Petham shares with the Kent village of Chilham near Canterbury, the unfortunate distinction of having the first German bombs to fall on England during the Second World War. The...
by admin | Jan 11, 2017 | Caernarfonshire, Crosses, incomplete survey, Uncertain provenance
LLEWELLYN MORRIS Location: St Bodfan churchyard Abergwyngregyn Llanfairfechan LL33 0LN (Exact postcode unknown) Partial Survey: The cross is in a degraded condition and is still outside on Llewelyn’s grave. He died of a fever contracted in the Dardenelles. This...
