OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE 64TH INFANTRY BRIGADE
Location address Beverley Minster, Minster Yard North, Beverley HU17 0DP
Details on cross (Text content of cross):
INRI Carved at top then two plates
The top plate reads:
TO THE HONOURED MEMORY
OF THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF
THE 64TH INFANTRY BRIGADE
WHO FELL ON APRIL 19TH 1917
IN CAPTURING THE PART
OF THE HINDENBURG LINE
CLOSE TO THIS PLACE
2nd plate reads:
THIS CROSS WAS ERECTED
ON HENIN HILL NEAR ARRAS
FRANCE IN APRIL 1917. IT WAS
REPLACED IN JULY 1931 BY A
PERMANENT STONE REPLICA
TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY
OF ALL RANKS OF THE 64TH
INFANTRY BRIGADE WHO FELL
IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918.
THE BRIGADE CONTAINED
1.E.YORK R. 9 K.O.Y. L.I.
10. K.O.Y.L.I. AND 15 D.L.I.
UNVEILED AND DEDICATED
BEVERLEY MINSTER
NOVEMBER 1ST 1931
Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): engraved plates
Cross dimensions (millimetres please)
Shaft Height: 1800mm
Cross beam width: 765mm
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Mounting to wall: Mounted to a stone base 60cm high x 67.5 wide.
Finish (varnish, paint, oiled, unfinished etc): stained black.
Condition (cracked, paint peeling, woodwork, damage etc): good condition. some evidence of wear and tear.
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The Minster also has a cenotaph for the EYR in the church as well which contains over 9,500 names.
“A wooden cross had been erected on Henin Hill, Arras, France which was dedicated to the officers and men of the 64th Infantry Brigade who fell on 9th April 1917 in capturing part of the Hindenburg line. In July 1931 this wooden cross was replaced by a stone cross and the original was placed in the north-east chapel in the south transept.” http://beverleyminster.org.uk/visit-us-2/military-monuments/
Survey courtesy of: Tricia Shooter and John Philips
Date of survey: 5/9/2017