by admin | Nov 29, 2016 | Crosses, Found, Surrey, Toc H presented, Unknown soldier
Unknown British Soldier A relocated cross that we thought was lost during renovations work, turned up in a store. Location: St Nicholas Church, Cranleigh, Surrey, GU6 8AS Details on cross: G.R.U. UNKNOWN BRITISH SOLDIER Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved):...
by admin | Nov 28, 2016 | Crosses, Gloucestershire, Multiple names
Robert Charles Partridge (and Charles de Guerry Dalglish) Cornwell is a tiny privately owned hamlet situated in the North Cotswolds, not far from Chipping Norton. Dominating the hamlet is Cornwell Manor. St Peter’s Church is a tiny Norman church only...
by admin | Nov 23, 2016 | Crosses, East Sussex, Multiple crosses
There are 14 crosses at St. Bartholomew’s Church in Burwash (although one of these is not a battlefield cross). They are all located high up in the entrance porch and there are seven on each side. The following men are commemorated here: Albert John Morris,...
by admin | Nov 21, 2016 | Crosses, Multiple crosses, West Sussex
Charlie Fieldwick, Alfred James Slight, William Godfrey Rapley, Ernest Richard Whitman & Colin Napier Buchanan Dunlop Location: St Leonards, Church Road, Turners Hill, Crawley West Sussex RH0 4PB Location: There are 5 crosses commemorated at St Leonards, Turners...
by admin | Nov 15, 2016 | Crosses, Oxforshire, Schools & Colleges, Victoria Cross
Noel Godfrey Chavasse VC Location: St Peters College New Inn Hall Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2DH Behind the new organ in the nave. Details on cross: LIVERPOOL SCOTTISH CAPT N. G. CHAVASSE V.C. WITH BAR M.C. KILLED IN ACTION 4 8 17 Biography Noel Godfrey Chavasse...
by admin | Nov 15, 2016 | Crosses, Herefordshire, incomplete survey
THOMAS ANDREW GREVILLE ROUSE-BOUGHTON-KNIGHT Location: St Mary, Wormsley, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR4 8LY Details on Cross: GRU LT T.R. BROUGHTON-KNIGHT R.BGD Incomplete survey, no further details available. Lieutenant Thomas Andrew Greville Rouse-Boughton-Knight was...
by admin | Nov 15, 2016 | Crosses, Herefordshire, incomplete survey
Sir ARCHIBALD LEONARD LUCAS-TOOTH Location: St Cuthbert’s Church Church Road Holme Lacy Hereford HR2 6LX Details on Cross GRU 5-B-4 CRU/ S.B.4./ MAJOR LUCAS-TOOTH SIR . BART / 2-6 BATTY H.A.C. ATT. 126 BDE. A.F.A./ 12-7-1918 Appears to be a Standard British Army...
by admin | Nov 15, 2016 | Argyll and Bute, Crosses
John Thorpe Location: St James’s Episcopal Church Ardbrecknish, Dalmally Argyll PA33 1BJ Details on cross: At top of the shaft a GRU Tag: GRU 3 On the shaft: R.I.P. With a metal badge of the Scots Guards below that On the cross beam: CAPTAIN J.S. THORPE. 2nd BN SCOTS...
by admin | Nov 10, 2016 | Crosses, West Sussex
Allen Rhys Griffiths Location: St Peter & St John the Baptist Church Lane, Wivelsfield West Sussex RH17 7RD It is positioned on the wall near the back of the church directly facing the door as you go in. Details on cross: There are 4 GRU tags on the cross GRU 2/LT...
by admin | Nov 10, 2016 | Crosses, Devon
JOHN HUTCHISON Strother Location: St Edward, King and Martyr, Shaugh Prior Devon PL7 5HA Details on cross In Memory of P J.H.Strother No 3265 21st Bat Rf Killed in action 9.08.1916 Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): Handwritten Cross dimensions...
by admin | Nov 10, 2016 | Crosses, Multiple crosses, Surrey
Charles John Woodward Alderton & Humphrey Halgrim Grundtvig Location: St Martin’s Church Epsom Surrey KT17 4PX (inside church, left wall, mounted to left of main war memorial) Cross 1 Details on cross: At top – small stamped zinc ‘GRU’ tag Inscribed plaque...
by admin | Nov 10, 2016 | Crosses, Devon
Charles Herbert Mallock DSO Location: St George and St Mary Blakes Hill Road Cockington Torbay Devon TQ2 6XA Details on cross In loving memory of Major C M Mallock DSO 23rd Army BDE RFA Died of wounds 5-11-17 Greater love hath no man But that he lay down his life for...
