CAPT. C.E. MALPASS

Location address (including church name, county and postcode): St Matthews Church, High Brooms Road, High Brooms, Kent, England, TN4 9BW

TQ 59162 41486

Details on cross:

 (Symbol) /

CAPT. C.E. MALPASS M. C. / ARTISTS RIFLE / KILLED IN ACTION / OCT 8 / 1918

 

Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): Yellow paint. Some outlining in black.

Cross dimensions (millimetres please)

Shaft Height: c900mm

Cross beam width:c400mm

Width of wood:

Thickness or depth: See note

Other information

Mounting to wall: Nails (see note)

Detailing: Base pointed.

Evidence of use in field (earth marking, cracking, staining, shrinkage): See note

Surface insertion depth (into ground if apparent): See note

Finish (varnish, paint, oiled, unfinished etc): None

Condition (cracked, paint peeling, woodwork, damage etc): None seen

Notes and observations: (optional)

The crosses are at the back of the nave on a south-east wall adjacent to the Hythe memorial.

This (C E Malpas) has another cross of slightly larger dimensions behind it. The other cross (D Young) is single.

Both this and that of D.Young have flower vases attached to the base, any staining may be due to this.

IWM – WMR 71161

WMOL 144335


 PRT D YOUNG

Details on cross:

 Four tags in total,

Top diagonal:

ORIGINAL CROSS

Three horizontal:

137028 PRT D YOUNG  //  {illegible}/5 NOLFOLK KS  //   9 – 3 – 18

 

Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): GRU type tags

Cross dimensions (millimetres please)

Shaft Height: c900mm

Cross beam width: c400mm

Thickness or See note depth:

Circle plate (if celtic type) No

Square plate (if supported) No

Other information

Mounting to wall: Nails (see note)

Detailing: Base pointed

Evidence of use in field (earth marking, cracking, staining, shrinkage): See note

Surface insertion depth (into ground if apparent): See note

Finish (varnish, paint, oiled, unfinished etc): None

Condition (cracked, paint peeling, woodwork, damage etc): None seen

Notes and observations: (optional)

The crosses are at the back of the nave on a south-east wall adjacent to the Hythe memorial.

Rectangular shadow at top of cross.

Both this and that of C.E.Malpass have flower vases attached to the base, any staining may be due to this.

IWM – WMR 71162

WMOL  144336


Survey and Photographs courtesy of: Susan Featherstone

Date of survey: 10 September 2009