Shropshire Regimental Museum, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Thomas Valentine Price Location: Shropshire Regimental Museum, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY1 2AA The cross is located on the 1st floor of the museum amongst the collection dedicated to the Kings Shropshire Light Infantry from 1881-1968. The cross...
Henstead – St Mary’s Church, Suffolk
GEORGE FREDERICK FARMILOE Location: St Mary’s Church, Henstead, Suffolk, NR34 7LD Details on cross: HAC Crest. RIP 2nd Lieut G F Farmiloe 2nd Honourable Artillery Company INF Killed in Action 26.6.17 Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): Painted on...
Dyrham – St peters, Gloucestershire
Henry Wynter Blathwayt Location: St Peter’s Church Dyrham Gloucestershire SN14 8ER Details on cross: GRU MAJOR H W BLATHWAYT 74-BDE R.F.A. 30-11-18 Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): GRU tags, stamped metal strips Cross dimensions (millimetres please)...
Croft Castle, St Michael and All Angels – Herefordshire
WILLIAM ALBERT SOMERSET HERBERT KEVILL-DAVIES Location: St Michael and All Angels Church (in the grounds of Croft Castle) Croft Herefordshire HR6 9PW Details on cross: GRU LIEUT W A S H KEVILL DAVIES 9-RES CAN REGT ATTD 9-LANCERS 18-5-15 Text type (e.g....
Middle Woodford – All Saints Church, Wiltshire
George Gordon Francis Greville Location: All Saints Church Middle Woodford Wiltshire SP4 6NR Details on cross: Top of shaft: GRU Crossbeam: 4 HUSSARS. GREVILLE. LIEUT. G.C.E. 31.3.18 Text type: GRU tags Cross Dimensions: Shaft Height: 1152mm Crossbeam width: 410mm...
Ruyton-XI-Towns – St John the Baptist, Shropshire
Roger Victor Cecil Hunt Location: St John the Baptist Church Street, Ruyton-XI-Towns, Shropshire SY4 1LQ The cross is near the front of the church on the left hand side as you face the altar. The cross is mounted inside a small brick alcove. The cross commemorates 2nd...
Bootle – St Matthews, Merseyside
Unknown British Soldier Location: St Matthew's Church 410 Stanley Road Bootle, Liverpool Merseyside L20 5AE The cross is located low down on the wall on the left hand side as you enter the church. The cross is mounted on a marble tablet. Underneath the cross there is...
Ashill – St Nicholas, Norfolk
Kenneth George Haslam Ford & Frederick Cater Location: St Nicholas Church Ashill Thetford Norfolk IP25 7BT Cross 1 RIP: in memory of Lieut. K C Ford, Machine Gun Officer, 1st Cheshire Regt. Died of wounds received in Ploegsteert Wood, Dec 1st 1915. The cross is...
Minchinhampton – Holy Trinity Churchyard, Gloucestershire
CHARLES RICHARD NEWMAN Holy Trinity (Churchyard) Bell Lane, Minchinhampton Stroud Gloucestershire GL6 9BW Cross is outside in a poor state, probably a native built original memorial. The cross may not relate to teh CWGC grave next to it, but it is entirely possible it...
Knowle parish church, Warwickshire
HARVEY WALTER WATTS Knowle Parish church St John Baptist and St Lawrence & Anne 1717 High St, Knowle Solihull West Midlands B93 0LN Details on Cross: I.W.G.C. 8 36220. GNR H. WATTS 378/169 BDE R.F.A 12-4-18 A standard British Army cross with 4 GRU tags. the cross...
Petham, All Saints, Kent
Frederick Vivien Thompson Location All Saints Church, Church Lane, Petham, Kent, CT4 5RD, Petham shares with the Kent village of Chilham near Canterbury, the unfortunate distinction of having the first German bombs to fall on England during the Second World War. The...
Aber – St Bodfan Churchyard, Caernarfonshire
LLEWELLYN MORRIS Location: St Bodfan churchyard Abergwyngregyn Llanfairfechan LL33 0LN (Exact postcode unknown) Partial Survey: The cross is in a degraded condition and is still outside on Llewelyn's grave. He died of a fever contracted in the Dardenelles. This is...
Blanchland Abbey – St Mary’s Church, Northumberland
Location: St Mary's Church Clap Shaw Blanchland Northumberland DH8 9ST Rough Wooden Cross with weathered brass plaque to Mary Jewett/Jewitt. Difficult to read the wording. The cross is marked on Armistice Sunday, we don't have any clear idea why at this stage....
Hathersage – St Michaels, Derbyshire
G C Hodgkinson, George Holmes and L. M. Bucknill Location: St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Church Bank, Hathersage, Hope Valley, Derbyshire, S32 1AJ Thanks to Simon Allen and John Needham for the photos, and John Needham for the report. Cross 1 Details on...
Bloxham – St Mary’s Church, Oxfordshire
Harry Ayres Location: St Mary's Church Church St, Bloxham, Banbury OX15 4PY Details on Cross Mostly unreadable. Painted in black on a white painted background. His name is just discernable as is his number and date of his death. Cross is outside and deteriorating....
Holy Trinity church – Hull, East Yorkshire
Unknown British Soldier Location: Holy Trinity church 10 King St Hull HU1 2JJ Details on Cross: Two GRU tags Top: GRU Location number - Unknown On beam: Unknown British Soldier Mounted to Pillar. Appears to be a standard British Army pattern cross. Photographic...
Toddington – St George Church, Bedfordshire
Location: St George Church Church Square Toddington Bedfordshire LU5 6QJ believed to have inscription: S/LT JOHN HOBBS MC/ 1ST ROYAL SCOTS/ DOW 22.6.15 Reported as existing on IWM. No marker found on initial inspection. Currently marked as lost Thanks to Scott Brand...
Nash church, – Lamphey, Pembrokeshire
David Arthur Legg Location: Nash church Church Hill Upper Nash Lamphey Pembrokeshire SA71 5PQ Details on Marker: 546544. SPR LEGGE A. R. 5/10 LONDON FIELD COY. R.E. 13-4-17 Type: GRU tags The cross appears to be a standard British Army Cross with GRU tags, the base...
Shenfield – St Mary the Virgin, Essex
Laurence George Henry Lee Location: St Mary the Virgin Shenfield Essex CM15 9AL Details on cross: GRU (front and back) No 11257 PTE L G H LEE (very faint) 6TH D C L I MAY 11TH 1917 Text type: Aluminium GRU tags Cross dimensions Shaft Height: 1350mm Cross beam width:...
Redbridge Museum – London
Herbert Musgrove Beck Location Redbridge Museum 2nd Floor Central Library Clements Road Ilford IG1 1EA Weblink Opening times: Tuesday to Friday 10am to 5pm, Saturdays 10am to 4pm, Free entry. We don't know if the cross is available to view at present. Biography...
Wickmere – St Andrews, Norfolk
HORATIO SPENCER WALPOLE God proved them and found them worthy for himself Location Church of St Andrew Wickmere Norfolk NR11 7JE The cross is located on wall in the right hand side of the Chancel of the church. Details on cross: Top of Centre Shaft In Loving Memory On...
Willesborough – St Mary the Virgin, Kent
Cecil Edmund Brookes Location: St. Mary the Virgin Bentley Road Willesborough Kent TN24 0LB Details on cross: GRU tags One at top of shaft GRU 3 metal tags on cross member, 6276 CPL C BROOKS 8 R W. KENTS. 26.5.1917 Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): GRU...
South Weald – St Peter’s Church, Essex
Christopher Cecil Tower Two crosses both for Tower, one appears to be a standard British Army Cross, the other a more personalised larger cross. Location: St Peter’s Church South Weald Essex CM14 5QJ Details on cross: IN MEMORY CAPTAIN C.C. Tower ESSEX YEOMANRY KILLED...
The Guards Museum – London
Henry Lancaster Nevill Dundas Location: The Guards Museum, Wellington Barracks, Birdcage Walk London SW1E 6HQ Weblink Details on cross: Top of shaft (inside a painted banner): In Memory Of GRU (tag) Cross Beam: 1ST BATTN CAPT H.L.N. DUNDAS MC SCOTS GUARDS...