Manchester Jewish Museum
Eric Conrad Simon Dear husband of Winifred R Simon "Maitri" Location: Manchester Jewish Museum 190 Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester Lancashire M8 8LW Details on cross: GRU tags Captain E C Simon 5th Lancashire Fusiliers 17 August 1915 Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU...
Ightham Mote New Chapel, Kent
Thomas Riversdale Colyer-Fergusson Location: The New Chapel, Ightham Mote Mote Rd Ivy Hatch Sevenoaks TN15 0NT Weblink Details on cross: Above metal tag RIP TAG (unreadable) below tag descending down shaft IN MEMORY OF -on cross member- CAPT T.R.COLYER FERGUSSON V.C....
Hutton In The Forest – St James, Cumbria
John William Hodgson 'In my hand no price I bring, Simply to the Cross I cling' Location: St James Church Hutton In The Forest Eden Cumbria CA11 9TJ Details on cross: Private John W Hodgson 16 Canadian Scottish Killed in Action 26.2.1918 Text type (tags,...
Great Sutton – St. John the Evangelist, Cheshire
John H. Cash, Frederick J. Lloyd, Charles Herbert Williams and Robert Cash Location: St. John the Evangelist, Great Sutton, Wirral, Cheshire, CH66 4RE We arranged to meet Anthony the Reverend at the Church. He showed us the crosses and was enthusiastic about the...
Fawley – St Mary Church, Berkshire
Philip Musgrave Neeld Wroughton An interesting pair of crosses in two locations for the same man, the other cross is at Chaddleworth. Both appear to be Battlefield grave markers. It is perhaps the case that this one was a makeshift original and was replaced by a...
Chaddleworth – St Andrew’s Church, Berkshire
Philip Musgrave Neeld Wroughton An interesting pair of crosses in two locations for the same man, the other cross is at Fawley which also shows a photo of it in situ, both appear to be Battlefield grave markers. It is perhaps the case that this one was a makeshift...
Haslemere – St Bartholemew’s church, Surrey
Location: St Bartholemew’s church Haslemere Surrey GU27 1BW Details on cross: G.R.U. IN MEMORY OF LIEUT H.S.LAWSON 3 2 5 S B P G A KILLED IN ACTION 5 2 18 Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): Top row is a GRU tag fixed to the top of the shaft. Remaining...
Witley – All Saints Church, Surrey
Location: All Saints Church Witley Surrey GU8 5PN Details on cross: G.R.U. 2 / LIEUT G. H. SWANN RFC 18.10.17 PER ARDUA AD ASTRA GERALD HUDDART SWANN KILLED IN ACTION 18 October 1917 Aged 18 years THE EARTH HOLDS NOT A FINER GENTLEMAN On brass plaque at foot of cross:...
Brackley – Magdalen College School
Four crosses inside the chapel of Magdalen College School, Brackley, L-R: 2Lt A H B Stace 25 Sqn RAF; Pvt A H Aldous 2/4 Londons; his brother Sgt F L Aldous 54 Canadian Infantry Bn; 2Lt W J Lidsey 16 Sqn RFC (shot down by the Red Baron) Location: Magdalen College...
Bedford Old cemetery chapel – Bedfordshire
JOHN ALGERNON LEVENTHORPE Location: (believed to be) Bedford Old Cemetery Chapel Foster Hill Road Cemetery Bedford Bedfordshire Website Details on Cross: JOHN ALGERNON LEVENTHORPE 56(?) Coy RE Killed in action NEAR KEMMEL 23-1-1915 A curious cross. It appears to be...
Liverpool Anglican Cathedral
Unknown British Soldier Presented to the cathedral in a special ceremony on July 16th 1931 by Sir Fabian Ware. Location: Liverpool Anglican Cathedral St James Mount, Liverpool Merseyside L1 7Az Details on cross: Metal GRU Tag at top of shaft I.W.G.C. further down the...
St Mary and Holy Trinity Church Bow, London
13 men of the 17th London Regiment (Tower Hamlets Rifles) Location: St Mary and Holy Trinity Church Bow, 230 Bow Road, Bow, London E3 3AH Details on cross: GRU Stamps read: Memor[ial] No.3 In Memory Of The N.C.O.s & Men Of The 17TH London Regiment Att’d...
Norton in Hales – St Chads, Shropshire
Henry George Coulson Colville (Previously listed as an unknown by IWM) Location: St Chads Main Road, Norton in Hales Shropshire TR9 4AT The cross is located high on the wall at the rear of the church on the left hand side as you face the altar. The cross is mounted...
Down County Museum – County Down, NI
John Malone Location: Down County Museum, The Mall, Downpatrick, County Down, BT30 6AH Website Details on the Cross GRU Cartouche at head. IN MEMORY OF SAPPER JOHN MALONE REG No 64005 121ST FIELD COMPANY R.E. KILLED IN ACTION MAY 23 1916 Text type: GRU tag and carved...
Stanway – Church of St Peter, Gloucestershire
Yvo (or Ivo) Alan Charteris Location Church of St Peter, Stanway, Gloucestershire, GL54 5PQ The cross is located inside the Cotswold stone church on the right wall of the nave just before the chancel Details on cross: Top of Centre Shaft G.R.U Just above cross beam on...
St Mary’s Calne and Bowood House, Wiltshire
Lord Charles Mercer-Nairne We surveyed the two crosses in Calne, Wiltshire in October, and were very surprised to find both crosses related to the same man, Major Lord Charles Mercer-Nairne. We unearthed some absolute historical gold evidence about one of these...
Yattendon – St Peter & St Paul, Berkshire
Francis William Lindley Gull Location: St Peter & St Paul Church, Yattendon Lane, Yattendon, Berkshire, RG18 0UE Cross Details: A single tag, GRU A circular metal plate attached with nails to the centre of the cross with the wording: R.I.P IN LOVING MEMORY OF...
Aldworth – St Mary’s Church, Berkshire
Location: St Mary's Church, Bell Lane, Aldworth, Berkshire, England, RG8 9SB Believed to be the cross of Gunner Willian Pinfold RFA. This is a Second World War Marker in all Likelihood. Details: The cross is located outside the church, upright against the nave window....
Bury Parish Church – Greater Manchester
John Lynn VC Location: Bury Parish Church The Rock Bury Greater Manchester BL9 OAH Weblink This is the cross of Private John Lynn V.C. D.C.M. It was located on the wall at the rear of the church on the left hand side as you enter. However currently it has been...
The Lord Ashcroft Gallery – IWM London
Frank Lester VC Location: The Lord Ashcroft Gallery. Imperial War Museum London Lambeth Road London SE1 6HZ Weblink Details on cross: GRU tag at top of shaft, GRU Details on cross member 3 tags, 51874 Cpl F. Lester, 10 Lancs Fus., 12-10-18 Text type (e.g....
Flyford Flavell – St Peter’s, Worcestershire
St. Peter's Church, Flyford Flavell has two battlefield crosses, this one from WW1 and a second one from WW2. They are mounted on the north wall under the bell tower. The church is usually locked, the key may be obtained from the house behind the village shop and post...
The Poppy Factory, Richmond, Surrey
Two Unknown British Soldier (both major twentieth century wars) "The Poppy Factory is the country’s leading employment charity for veterans with health conditions or impairments. We work with businesses across the country to provide bespoke opportunities and ongoing...
High Hesket – St Marys Church, Cumbria
John Joseph Troughear Location: St Marys Church, Hill Crest, High Hesket Cumbria CA4 0JL Details on cross: GRU 1 2 This tag with 1 2 but this is broken so can only see half of the 2 7285 PTE J J Troughear (note the T of the surname is difficult to make out) 14th...
Wootton – St Mary the Virgin, Oxfordshire
Wootton is a small village in North Oxfordshire, just outside Woodstock. St Mary is a pretty 13th Century church in the centre of the village. The church contains 8 battlefield grave markers from WWI, which can be seen on the opposite wall as you enter the church....