by admin | Oct 17, 2016 | Crosses, Museums, Northumberland
Francis Harry Harvey Location: Fusiliers Museum of Northumberland Alnwick Castle Alnwick Northumberland NE66 1NG Museum website Museum is located within the Alnwick Castle grounds in Abbot Tower. The cross is in its own lighted display cabinet, on the wall, on the...
by admin | Oct 12, 2016 | Crosses, London, Museums
EDITH CAVELL Location The Royal London Hospital Museum St Augustine with St Philip’s Church Newark Street London E1 2AA http://bartshealth.nhs.uk/rlhmuseum The cross on display in the museum was put up on the site of her grave after her body was removed, c.1919....
by admin | Sep 26, 2016 | Crosses, Lancashire, Museums
Thomas Lines Location: Lancashire Fusiliers Museum Bury, Lancashire BL9 ODF Website Details on cross: The cross commemorates 2nd Lieutenant Thomas Lines (2nd Salford Pals, 16th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers). A small GRU tag at the top of the cross (faded) and three...
by admin | Sep 23, 2016 | Crosses, Cumbria, Museums
Henry Bell Cumbria’s Museum of Military Life Alma Block, The Castle, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 8UR T 01228 532774 enquiries@cmoml.org www.cumbriasmuseumofmilitarylife.org Details on Cross GRU Cartouche GRU GRU Tags CAPTAIN BELL 5 BORDERS 26 – 1 – 17...
by admin | Aug 26, 2016 | Crosses, Manchester, Museums
Colin Reveley Bradshaw Location Portland Basin Museum, 1 Portland Place, Ashton-under-Lyne Tameside Greater Manchester OL7 0QA Displayed in glass case with associated First World War ephemera in the museum. From a press release 5th July 2016 The Portland Basin display...
by admin | Aug 12, 2016 | Crosses, Dorset, Museums
Percy Worner Location: The Keep Military Museum, Town: Bridport Road, Dorchester, County: Dordset Postcode: DT1 1RN Details on Cross: Plain Cross Metal Tags GRU 2/LT . P. S. WORNER. 9/ DEVON. REGT 1.77 Cross dimensions: Unable to take measurements as on display in a...
by admin | Aug 11, 2016 | Crosses, Museums, Norfolk
Donald Morton Bunting Location: Swaffham Museum Town/village: Town Hall, London Road, Swaffham County: Norfolk Postcode: PE37 7DQ Details on cross: GRU Catouche at top No6268 D PTE. D.M.Bunting. Killed in action 24th Nov 1915 Cross dimensions Unable to access as it is...
by admin | Aug 9, 2016 | Crosses, Merseyside, Multiple crosses, Museums
Location: Museum of Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, L3 1DG. The museum is well worth a visit, the website is here. There are two crosses in the collections, both displayed and wall-mounted . Frederick Alexander Beer (Cross 1) Details on cross: Small metal tag at top...
by admin | Jul 25, 2016 | Crosses, Museums, Somerset
Captain C C Maud DSO 1st Somerset Light Infantry, killed in action at Ploegsteert, December 1914. Location: Museum of Somerset, Taunton, Somerset Details on Cross: Text in black paint IN LOVING MEMORY OF CAPT.C.C.MAUD DSO 1st SOMERSET. L.I. KILLED ACTION 19.12.14...