James Windsor Lewis
Location: Crondall, Hampshire
Details on cross:
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF (diagonally painted)
Lieut: James Windsor Lewis
1st Bn Welsh Guards
(LATE 19th HUSSARS)
KILLED IN ACTION 6-6-16 (diagonally painted)
Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): Hand painted (score lines for diagonal text clearly visible) + GRU tag
Cross dimensions (millimetres please)
Shaft Height:1250
Cross beam width: 520
Width of wood: 95
Thickness or depth: 45 including chamfer
Other information
Mounting to wall: Chained to south chancel wall at head height
Detailing: Edges chamfered and then painted black
Evidence of use in field (earth marking, cracking, staining, shrinkage):
Surface insertion depth (into ground if apparent): 1300
Finish (varnish, paint, oiled, unfinished etc): Only painted to 16500 of base
Condition (cracked, paint peeling, woodwork, damage etc): Good
Notes and observations:
Name does not appear on the parish War Memorial
CWGC
NAME: Lewis, James Windsor
RANK: Lieutenant
UNIT: Welsh Guards (formerly 19th Hussars) 1st Battalion
REGIMENTAL NUMBER:
HOW DIED/DATE OF DEATH: Killed in action 6th June 1916
WHERE BURIED/COMMEMORATED: Brandhoek Military Cemetery, Belgium
OTHER INFORMATION: Age 39. Son of James Lewis, of Llwydcoed, Glam. Husband of Katherine H. Lewis, of 67, Cadogan Place, London.
Survey and photographs: John Vigar
Date of survey:22 June 2017
