by admin | Dec 16, 2016 | Crosses, Manchester, Museums, Star of David
Eric Conrad Simon Dear husband of Winifred R Simon “Maitri” Location: Manchester Jewish Museum 190 Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester Lancashire M8 8LW Details on cross: GRU tags Captain E C Simon 5th Lancashire Fusiliers 17 August 1915 Text type (e.g....
by admin | Dec 15, 2016 | Crosses, Kent, Victoria Cross
Thomas Riversdale Colyer-Fergusson Location: The New Chapel, Ightham Mote Mote Rd Ivy Hatch Sevenoaks TN15 0NT Weblink Details on cross: Above metal tag RIP TAG (unreadable) below tag descending down shaft IN MEMORY OF -on cross member- CAPT T.R.COLYER FERGUSSON V.C....
by admin | Dec 14, 2016 | Crosses, Cumbria
John William Hodgson ‘In my hand no price I bring, Simply to the Cross I cling’ Location: St James Church Hutton In The Forest Eden Cumbria CA11 9TJ Details on cross: Private John W Hodgson 16 Canadian Scottish Killed in Action 26.2.1918 Text type...
by admin | Dec 14, 2016 | Cheshire, Crosses, Multiple crosses
John H. Cash, Frederick J. Lloyd, Charles Herbert Williams and Robert Cash Location: St. John the Evangelist, Great Sutton, Wirral, Cheshire, CH66 4RE We arranged to meet Anthony the Reverend at the Church. He showed us the crosses and was enthusiastic about the...
by admin | Dec 14, 2016 | Berkshire, Crosses, Duplicates
Philip Musgrave Neeld Wroughton An interesting pair of crosses in two locations for the same man, the other cross is at Chaddleworth. Both appear to be Battlefield grave markers. It is perhaps the case that this one was a makeshift original and was replaced by a...
by admin | Dec 14, 2016 | Berkshire, Crosses, Duplicates
Philip Musgrave Neeld Wroughton An interesting pair of crosses in two locations for the same man, the other cross is at Fawley which also shows a photo of it in situ, both appear to be Battlefield grave markers. It is perhaps the case that this one was a makeshift...
by admin | Dec 14, 2016 | Crosses, Surrey
Location: St Bartholemew’s church Haslemere Surrey GU27 1BW Details on cross: G.R.U. IN MEMORY OF LIEUT H.S.LAWSON 3 2 5 S B P G A KILLED IN ACTION 5 2 18 Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): Top row is a GRU tag fixed to the top of the shaft. Remaining...
by admin | Dec 14, 2016 | Crosses, Surrey
Location: All Saints Church Witley Surrey GU8 5PN Details on cross: G.R.U. 2 / LIEUT G. H. SWANN RFC 18.10.17 PER ARDUA AD ASTRA GERALD HUDDART SWANN KILLED IN ACTION 18 October 1917 Aged 18 years THE EARTH HOLDS NOT A FINER GENTLEMAN On brass plaque at foot of cross:...
by admin | Dec 12, 2016 | Crosses, incomplete survey, Multiple crosses, Northamptonshire, Schools & Colleges
Four crosses inside the chapel of Magdalen College School, Brackley, L-R: 2Lt A H B Stace 25 Sqn RAF; Pvt A H Aldous 2/4 Londons; his brother Sgt F L Aldous 54 Canadian Infantry Bn; 2Lt W J Lidsey 16 Sqn RFC (shot down by the Red Baron) Location: Magdalen College...
by admin | Dec 12, 2016 | bedfordshire, Crosses, incomplete survey
JOHN ALGERNON LEVENTHORPE Location: (believed to be) Bedford Old Cemetery Chapel Foster Hill Road Cemetery Bedford Bedfordshire Website Details on Cross: JOHN ALGERNON LEVENTHORPE 56(?) Coy RE Killed in action NEAR KEMMEL 23-1-1915 A curious cross. It appears to be...
by admin | Dec 9, 2016 | Crosses, Fabian Ware presented, Merseyside, Unknown soldier
Unknown British Soldier Presented to the cathedral in a special ceremony on July 16th 1931 by Sir Fabian Ware. Location: Liverpool Anglican Cathedral St James Mount, Liverpool Merseyside L1 7Az Details on cross: Metal GRU Tag at top of shaft I.W.G.C. further down the...
by admin | Dec 8, 2016 | Crosses, London, Multiple names
13 men of the 17th London Regiment (Tower Hamlets Rifles) Location: St Mary and Holy Trinity Church Bow, 230 Bow Road, Bow, London E3 3AH Details on cross: GRU Stamps read: Memor[ial] No.3 In Memory Of The N.C.O.s & Men Of The 17TH London Regiment Att’d...
