2nd LIEUT W.I.S. HARTLEY
Location: St Peter’s Church, Barnburgh, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN5 7ET
Details on cross
On cross beam
2nd LIEUT W.I.S. HARTLEY
On cross shaft (diagonally)
In Memory of 1-7-16 RIP
On upper half of circle plate
8TH BATT K.O.Y.L.I.
On lower half of circle plate
‘Killed in action.’
Text type Black painted, possibly stencilled
Cross dimensions
Shaft Height: 1360
Cross beam width: 665
Width of wood: 76
Thickness or depth: 50
Circle plate (if celtic type)
Outer diameter: 470
Inside diameter 325
Width of circle: 73
Thickness: 22
Other information
Mounting to wall: Fixed but unclear how
Detailing: Shaft and cross beam chamfered
Evidence of use in field Some weathering/bleaching
Surface insertion depth Not apparent
Finish Varnished
Condition Very good overall. Splintered out at top of shaft (possibly the result of being driven
into ground) Chipped on upper edge of cross beam (left side looking from the front)
Notes and observations:
There is a modern brass plaque attached to the bottom of the shaft and it bears the inscription:
2/nd Lt. W.I.S. HARTLEY K.O.Y.L.I.
THIS CROSS WAS BROUGHT FROM
FRANCE AFTER THE 1914-1918 WAR
BY THE REVEREND W.R. HARTLEY
THE THEN RECTOR OF BARNBURGH.
IT HAD BEEN PLACED ON THE GRAVE
OF HIS SON W.I.S. HARTLEY.
HE GOT PERMISSION FROM THE WAR
GRAVES COMMISSION TO BRING HIS
SON’S CROSS TO THE CHURCH AND
PLACED IT IN THE CHANCEL OVER
THE SEAT IN THE CHOIR STALLS
WHERE HIS SON SAT BEFORE
JOINING THE FORCES.
Survey courtesy of: Rev Canon Kathryn Herrod
Photographs courtesy of: Raymond Wilkinson
Date of survey:10/11/2017