by admin | Jan 11, 2017 | Crosses, incomplete survey, Northumberland, Uncertain provenance
Location: St Mary’s Church Clap Shaw Blanchland Northumberland DH8 9ST Rough Wooden Cross with weathered brass plaque to Mary Jewett/Jewitt. Difficult to read the wording. The cross is marked on Armistice Sunday, we don’t have any clear idea why at this...
by admin | Jan 11, 2017 | Crosses, Derbyshire, incomplete survey, Multiple crosses
G C Hodgkinson, George Holmes and L. M. Bucknill Location: St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Church Bank, Hathersage, Hope Valley, Derbyshire, S32 1AJ Thanks to Simon Allen and John Needham for the photos, and John Needham for the report. Cross 1 Details on...
by admin | Jan 10, 2017 | Crosses, incomplete survey, Oxforshire
Harry Ayres Location: St Mary’s Church Church St, Bloxham, Banbury OX15 4PY Details on Cross Mostly unreadable. Painted in black on a white painted background. His name is just discernable as is his number and date of his death. Cross is outside and...
by admin | Jan 10, 2017 | Crosses, incomplete survey, Unknown soldier, Yorkshire
Unknown British Soldier Location: Holy Trinity church 10 King St Hull HU1 2JJ Details on Cross: Two GRU tags Top: GRU Location number – Unknown On beam: Unknown British Soldier Mounted to Pillar. Appears to be a standard British Army pattern cross. Photographic...
by admin | Jan 9, 2017 | bedfordshire, Crosses, lost markers
Location: St George Church Church Square Toddington Bedfordshire LU5 6QJ believed to have inscription: S/LT JOHN HOBBS MC/ 1ST ROYAL SCOTS/ DOW 22.6.15 Reported as existing on IWM. No marker found on initial inspection. Currently marked as lost Thanks to Scott Brand...
by admin | Jan 6, 2017 | Crosses, incomplete survey, Pembrokeshire
David Arthur Legg Location: Nash church Church Hill Upper Nash Lamphey Pembrokeshire SA71 5PQ Details on Marker: 546544. SPR LEGGE A. R. 5/10 LONDON FIELD COY. R.E. 13-4-17 Type: GRU tags The cross appears to be a standard British Army Cross with GRU tags, the base...
by admin | Jan 6, 2017 | Crosses, Essex
Laurence George Henry Lee Location: St Mary the Virgin Shenfield Essex CM15 9AL Details on cross: GRU (front and back) No 11257 PTE L G H LEE (very faint) 6TH D C L I MAY 11TH 1917 Text type: Aluminium GRU tags Cross dimensions Shaft Height: 1350mm Cross beam width:...
by admin | Jan 6, 2017 | Crosses, incomplete survey, London, Museums
Herbert Musgrove Beck Location Redbridge Museum 2nd Floor Central Library Clements Road Ilford IG1 1EA Weblink Opening times: Tuesday to Friday 10am to 5pm, Saturdays 10am to 4pm, Free entry. We don’t know if the cross is available to view at present. Biography...
by admin | Dec 20, 2016 | Crosses, Norfolk
HORATIO SPENCER WALPOLE God proved them and found them worthy for himself Location Church of St Andrew Wickmere Norfolk NR11 7JE The cross is located on wall in the right hand side of the Chancel of the church. Details on cross: Top of Centre Shaft In Loving Memory On...
by admin | Dec 20, 2016 | Crosses, Kent
Cecil Edmund Brookes Location: St. Mary the Virgin Bentley Road Willesborough Kent TN24 0LB Details on cross: GRU tags One at top of shaft GRU 3 metal tags on cross member, 6276 CPL C BROOKS 8 R W. KENTS. 26.5.1917 Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): GRU...
by admin | Dec 19, 2016 | Crosses, Duplicates, Essex, Multiple crosses
Christopher Cecil Tower Two crosses both for Tower, one appears to be a standard British Army Cross, the other a more personalised larger cross. Location: St Peter’s Church South Weald Essex CM14 5QJ Details on cross: IN MEMORY CAPTAIN C.C. Tower ESSEX YEOMANRY KILLED...
by admin | Dec 19, 2016 | Crosses, London, Museums
Henry Lancaster Nevill Dundas Location: The Guards Museum, Wellington Barracks, Birdcage Walk London SW1E 6HQ Weblink Details on cross: Top of shaft (inside a painted banner): In Memory Of GRU (tag) Cross Beam: 1ST BATTN CAPT H.L.N. DUNDAS MC SCOTS GUARDS...
