by admin | Jul 31, 2018 | Gloucestershire, Multiple crosses, Updated
The Cheltenham 23 Huge update on Cheltenham collection of crosses having been conserved are now housed in their own museum in the cemetery grounds in Cheltenham Cemetery. The new website – hosted at: https://cheltenham-battlefield-crosses.org/ – presents the story of...
by admin | Jun 15, 2017 | Crosses, External, Gloucestershire, Multiple crosses, Replica
Alfred Enoch and two unmarked crosses Location: St Peter, Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, GL53 0QJ (Cemetery of church) Cross 1 See additional information below Details on cross: Text type (tags, carved) Nothing – no tags Cross dimensions in mm Shaft Height 82 cm Cross...
by admin | Feb 1, 2017 | Crosses, Gloucestershire, incomplete survey
Richard Coore Blagrove (believed to be) Location: St Michaels church, Dowdeswell, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL54 4LX Details on Cross IN MEMORY OF LIEUT AND ADJT RC BLAGROVE C BATT DUKE OF CORNWALL’S LIGHT INFANTRY KILLED IN ACTION August 12th 1915...
by admin | Jan 25, 2017 | Crosses, Gloucestershire, Multiple crosses
John Neil Black & James Edward Power Clutterbuck Location: St Nicolas of Myra’s Church, Ozleworth, Gloucestershire, GL12 7QA St Nicholas of Myra’s Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Ozleworth, Gloucestershire, England. It is...
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 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 | Dec 7, 2016 | Crosses, Gloucestershire
Yvo (or Ivo) Alan Charteris Location Church of St Peter, Stanway, Gloucestershire, GL54 5PQ The cross is located inside the Cotswold stone church on the right wall of the nave just before the chancel Details on cross: Top of Centre Shaft G.R.U Just above cross beam on...
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 | Sep 14, 2016 | Battalion or division, Crosses, Gloucestershire
10th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment Location: Christchurch Lansdown Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 2JH Details on cross: RIP OFFICERS NCO AND MEN 10TH BATTN GLOSTER REGT KILLED IN ACTION HIGH WOOD AREA AUGUST & SEPTEMBER 1916 Text type: Black hand painted...
by admin | Sep 8, 2016 | Crosses, Gloucestershire
John Bartlett Location: St Andrew’s Church Naunton Gloucestershire GL54 3AX Details on cross: On shaft, above cross beam: 274 R G A On crossbeam: GUNR J.BARTLETT On shaft underneath crossbeam: 110951 Interred in France Text type: black paint Cross Dimensions:...
by admin | Aug 30, 2016 | Crosses, Fabian Ware presented, Gloucestershire, Unknown soldier
Unknown British Soldier Location: Holy Trinity church Amberley, Gloucestershire, GL5 5JG. Details on cross: GRU Unknown British Soldier Text type: GRU tags Cross dimensions: Standard BRitish Army Cross Cross to an unknown soldier. This one has two tags. The short GRU...
by admin | Aug 30, 2016 | Crosses, Gloucestershire
Walter Roberts Location: Tewkesbury Abbey Church Street Tewkesbury Gloucestershire GL20 5RZ Details on cross: In Memory of (hardly legible – looks like) N75419 GR ROBERTS. KILLED IN ACTION 2-7-18 There is also text on the diagonals – the top two bars are barely...
