Manchester Jewish Museum

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...

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Ightham Mote New Chapel, Kent

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....

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Hutton In The Forest – St James, Cumbria

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,...

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Fawley – St Mary Church, Berkshire

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...

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Haslemere – St Bartholemew’s church, Surrey

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...

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Witley – All Saints Church, Surrey

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:...

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Norton in Hales – St Chads, Shropshire

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...

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Down County Museum – County Down, NI

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...

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St Mary’s Calne and Bowood House, Wiltshire

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...

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Yattendon – St Peter & St Paul, Berkshire

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...

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High Hesket  – St Marys Church, Cumbria

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...

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