PHILIP MIGHELL
Location:
St Mary’s Church,
Beddington,
Surrey
SM6 7NJ
Details on cross:
IN
LOVING MEMORY
OF MY BROTHER
LIEUT PHILIP MIGHELL
9th EAST SURREYS
ATTACHED TO ROYAL FLYING CORPS
BORN 1893
DIED
OF
WOUNDS
AT
AGNES-
LES
DUISANS
12.10.17
Plaque at base of cross reads:
ORIGINAL CROSS WAS
ERECTED BY HIS BROTHER
FREDERICK
BURIED AT BARHAM, KENT
Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): Carved
Cross dimensions (millimetres please)
Shaft Height: 900
Cross beam width: 490
Width of wood: 110
Thickness or depth: 40
Other information
Mounting to wall: Metal bracket at top
Detailing: None
Evidence of use in field (earth marking, cracking, staining, shrinkage): None
Surface insertion depth (into ground if apparent): N/A
Finish (varnish, paint, oiled, unfinished etc): Unfinished
Condition (cracked, paint peeling, woodwork, damage etc):
Notes and observations:
From the wording on the plaque it looks like this may be a replacement for an original cross.
CWGC entry – http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/40617/
Survey and photographs courtesy of Andy Arnold
Date of survey: 21/8/16
Photo of St Mary’s church. Matt Brown. CCA2G
