George Roland Lane
Location: All Saints Church, Church Lane, Kings Bromley, Staffordshire, DE13 7JL
Details on cross:
RIP
IN
MEMORY (angled type)
OF
CAPT. & ADJT. G.R.LANE.
2nd BATTN. COLDM. GD.
KILLED
IN
ACTION
date of death if present is unreadable
Text type: hand painted and GRU tag reads G.R.U. 5
Cross dimensions
Shaft Height: 965mm
Cross beam width: 508mm
Width of wood: 112mm
Thickness or depth: 35mm
Other information
Mounting to wall: Appears to be screwed and plugged to wall at top & bottom of shaft & holes filled
Evidence of use in field: staining at base of shaft
Surface insertion depth: 230mm
Finish: probably varnished which remains more intact on the shaft than the cross beam
Condition: woodwork appears to be sound but lettering very faded in places
Notes and observations
Captain George Roland Lane MC born 27 Feb 1894 the son of Major General Sir Ronald Bertram Lane KCB KCVO and Lady Augusta Sarah Lane nee Beaumont. He was born in London but his father was a native of King’s Bromley. The Lane family were Lords of the Manor from 1786 -1921. He was previously wounded in 1914 and killed in action in France on 15th September 1916 during an attack on Lesboeufs. He is buried in Guards’ Cemetery, Lesboeufs,
Survey and photographs courtesy of Richard Roberts
Date of Survey 30/7/2017
