Josef Obert
This is not a returned cross, Josef was one of several victims of influenza at the POW camp in 1918.
Location: Orford Museum, Orford Castle, Orford, Suffolk IP12 2ND
Website: http://www.orfordmuseum.org.uk/
Details on Cross
Hier ruht in Gott
P.O.W. Josef Obert
C. No.19606
Gest 28.11.18
Reverse reads:
Ruhe sanft
Translation:
Here rests in God
P.O.W. Josef Obert
C. No. 19606
Died 28.11.18
Reverse reads:
Rest in peace
Further information:
East Anglian Daily Times (Weblink)
Orford Museum (Weblink)
Information courtesy of Andy Pritchatt
Located in Orford Parish Church. Recorded as discovered in the sexton’s shed in 2014 and giving the grave location as Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery, Staffordshire.