by Ali | Oct 16, 2017 | 1914, Crosses, Oxforshire
Captain Cholmeley Symes-Thompson Location address: St. Michael and All Angels : Water Stratford Road, Finmere, Oxfordshire, MK18 4AT Details on cross: Cholmley Symes-Thompson 2nd Grenadier Guards Killed in Action November 17 1914 Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU...
by admin | Feb 7, 2017 | Crosses, incomplete survey, Oxforshire
Ronald William Poulton Palmer Location: St. Cross Church, St Cross Church Rd, City Centre, Oxford OX1 3TP From his Wikipedia entry (7/2/2017) Ronald ‘Ronnie’ William Poulton (later sometimes Poulton-Palmer) (12 September 1889 – 5 May 1915) was an English...
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 | Nov 29, 2016 | Crosses, Multiple crosses, Oxforshire
Wootton is a small village in North Oxfordshire, just outside Woodstock. St Mary is a pretty 13th Century church in the centre of the village. The church contains 8 battlefield grave markers from WWI, which can be seen on the opposite wall as you enter the church....
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 | Oct 14, 2016 | Crosses, Multiple crosses, Oxforshire
Multiple crosses at St Peter and St Paul, Deddington, Oxfordshire St. Peter and St. Paul Church is in the civil parish of Deddington, about 6 miles south of Banbury. From Banbury, on reaching the village, turn left at the lights, then bear right into Market Place...
by admin | Sep 8, 2016 | Crosses, Oxforshire
Arthur Septimus Conway Location: St John the Baptist Church Burford Oxfordshire OX18 4RY Details on cross: At the top of the shaft: It appears a GRU tag was once affixed to the cross but has been lost. 701 On the crossbeam: 1 /N. STAFFS. Text type: GRU tags Cross...
by admin | Sep 5, 2016 | Crosses, Multiple names, Oxforshire
12 named and 78 unnamed men of the 52nd Lt Infantry. Broughton Poggs is a little hamlet tagged onto the edge of a larger (but still small) village called Filkins in Oxfordshire. It has only around 10 houses, yet it took us almost 40 minutes in a car to find the church...
by admin | Aug 19, 2016 | Crosses, German, Oxforshire
Location: St Marys Church Town: Childrey, Vale Of White Horse County: Oxfordshire Postcode: OX12 9PQ Details on cross: GRU tag affixed to the top. Wording: RICKMAN ENGL. KAPITAINE GEF. 26.8.14 At the bottom of the cross, affixed engraved brass plaque (photo attached)...
by admin | Aug 4, 2016 | Crosses, Oxforshire
J. W. SCOTT Location: St. Mary’s church Town/village: Warkworth County: Oxfordshire Postcode: OX17 2AG Details on cross: 3 metal tags. LT/COL. J. W. SCOTT. D.S.O 8/SOMERSET. L. I 23-4-17. Text type: GRU TAGS Cross dimensions Shaft Height: 1460 mm Cross beam...
