Cranleigh – St Nicholas Church, Surrey,
Unknown British Soldier A relocated cross that we thought was lost during renovations work, turned up in a store. Location: St Nicholas Church, Cranleigh, Surrey, GU6 8AS Details on cross: G.R.U. UNKNOWN BRITISH SOLDIER Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved):...
Cornwell – St Peter’s Church, Gloucestershire
Robert Charles Partridge (and Charles de Guerry Dalglish) Cornwell is a tiny privately owned hamlet situated in the North Cotswolds, not far from Chipping Norton. Dominating the hamlet is Cornwell Manor. St Peter's Church is a tiny Norman church only approachable on...
Burwash – St Bartholomew’s Church, East Sussex
There are 14 crosses at St. Bartholomew's Church in Burwash (although one of these is not a battlefield cross). They are all located high up in the entrance porch and there are seven on each side. The following men are commemorated here: Albert John Morris, Ernest...
Turners Hill – St Leonards. Crawley, West Sussex
Charlie Fieldwick, Alfred James Slight, William Godfrey Rapley, Ernest Richard Whitman & Colin Napier Buchanan Dunlop Location: St Leonards, Church Road, Turners Hill, Crawley West Sussex RH0 4PB Location: There are 5 crosses commemorated at St Leonards, Turners...
St Peters College – Oxford
Noel Godfrey Chavasse VC Location: St Peters College New Inn Hall Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2DH Behind the new organ in the nave. Details on cross: LIVERPOOL SCOTTISH CAPT N. G. CHAVASSE V.C. WITH BAR M.C. KILLED IN ACTION 4 8 17 Biography Noel Godfrey Chavasse...
Wormsley – St Mary, Herefordshire,
THOMAS ANDREW GREVILLE ROUSE-BOUGHTON-KNIGHT Location: St Mary, Wormsley, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR4 8LY Details on Cross: GRU LT T.R. BROUGHTON-KNIGHT R.BGD Incomplete survey, no further details available. Lieutenant Thomas Andrew Greville Rouse-Boughton-Knight was...
Holme Lacey – St Cuthbert, Herefordshire
Sir ARCHIBALD LEONARD LUCAS-TOOTH Location: St Cuthbert's Church Church Road Holme Lacy Hereford HR2 6LX Details on Cross GRU 5-B-4 CRU/ S.B.4./ MAJOR LUCAS-TOOTH SIR . BART / 2-6 BATTY H.A.C. ATT. 126 BDE. A.F.A./ 12-7-1918 Appears to be a Standard British Army...
Ardbrecknish – St James’s Episcopal Church, Argyll and Bute
John Thorpe Location: St James’s Episcopal Church Ardbrecknish, Dalmally Argyll PA33 1BJ Details on cross: At top of the shaft a GRU Tag: GRU 3 On the shaft: R.I.P. With a metal badge of the Scots Guards below that On the cross beam: CAPTAIN J.S. THORPE. 2nd BN SCOTS...
Wivelsfield – St Peter and St John, West Sussex
Allen Rhys Griffiths Location: St Peter & St John the Baptist Church Lane, Wivelsfield West Sussex RH17 7RD It is positioned on the wall near the back of the church directly facing the door as you go in. Details on cross: There are 4 GRU tags on the cross GRU 2/LT...
Shaugh Prior – St Edward, King and Martyr, Devon
JOHN HUTCHISON Strother Location: St Edward, King and Martyr, Shaugh Prior Devon PL7 5HA Details on cross In Memory of P J.H.Strother No 3265 21st Bat Rf Killed in action 9.08.1916 Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): Handwritten Cross dimensions...
Epsom – St Martin’s Church. Surrey
Charles John Woodward Alderton & Humphrey Halgrim Grundtvig Location: St Martin’s Church Epsom Surrey KT17 4PX (inside church, left wall, mounted to left of main war memorial) Cross 1 Details on cross: At top - small stamped zinc ‘GRU’ tag Inscribed plaque on...
Cockington – St George and St Mary, Devon
Charles Herbert Mallock DSO Location: St George and St Mary Blakes Hill Road Cockington Torbay Devon TQ2 6XA Details on cross In loving memory of Major C M Mallock DSO 23rd Army BDE RFA Died of wounds 5-11-17 Greater love hath no man But that he lay down his life for...
Holne – St Mary, Devon
A Leslie Pearce Gould Location: St Mary Holne Devon, TQ13 7SL Details on cross: RIP SURGEON A.L. PEARCE GOULD RMM Killed in Action 19-5-18 Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): GRU Tag on top, Small metal tag under neath, Script across horizontal beam with...
Felton – Church of St Michael and All Angels, Northumberland
Snowdon, Jeffrey, Robson and Potts Location: Church of St Michael and All Angels, Felton, Northumberland, NE65 9HP The unusual and historic church has an poignant commemorative stained glass window` Sacred to the memory of the men of Felton parish who fell in the...
Trent College – Nottingham
Albert Ball VC Location Trent College Chapel Derby Road, Long Eaton, Nottingham, NG10 4AD Website There is a second cross in the Officer's Mess at Biggin Hill for Albert Ball, which appears to be a more recently made version, more info soon hopefully. Details on Cross...
Edinburgh – Cramond Kirk, Midlothian
David Borthwick Tait Location: Cramond Kirk Cramond Glebe Road, Edinburgh Midlothian EH4 6NS Details on cross: At top of the shaft a GRU Tag:- GRU On the cross beam: 2/LIEUT TAIT. 5/6 ROYAL SCOTS. 17-8-18 Text type: All GRU metal tags Cross dimensions Shaft Height:...
Lindfield – All Saints Church, West Sussex
Geoffrey Arthur Prideaux Location: All Saints Church High Street, Lindfield West Sussex RH16 2HS Location: This is the cross of Captain Geoffrey Arthur Prideaux MC. It is located on the on the east wall of the north transept (to the left of the altar as you face it)....
Christ Church Episcopal – Kincardine O’Neil, Aberdeenshire
Frank Pickering Location: Christ Church Episcopal Pitmurchie Road / Deeside Road Kincardine O'Neil Aberdeenshire AB34 5BF Details on cross: At the top of the shaft: A small plate, now indistinct (may be ICWG) The crest of the Royal Scots Greys, and in a scroll “In...
Noth Parish Church – Aberdeenshire
Location: Noth Parish Church The Square, Rhynie Aberdeenshire AB54 4EG Details on cross: Towards the top of the shaft: I W G C On the cross beam: LIEUT. C.G. GORDON 1/NORTHANTS. – -/9/14. A small plate has been attached further down the shaft which reads: THIS CROSS...
Coston – St Michael’s Church, Norfolk.
Norman Francis Wace Location: St Michael's Church Coston, Norfolk, NR9 4DT Details on Cross At head of upright GRU Cartouch G.R.U. On Crossmember GRU Tags x 3 5964 RFN F. WACE 13–RIFLE BRIGADE 4–1–18 Cross dimensions Standard British Army marker Other information...
Ballater – St Kentigern’s Episcopal Church, Aberdeenshire
ALLAN KEITH MACKENZIE Location: St Kentigern’s Episcopal Church Braemar Road, Ballater Aberdeenshire AB35 5RL Details on cross: Towards the top of the shaft: IN LOVING MEMORY OF On the cross beam: ALLAN KEITH MACKENZIE CAPTAIN. 3RD BATTN GRENADIER GUARDS. DIED OF...
Bromborough – St Matthews Church, Cheshire
Unknown British Soldier Location: St Matthews Church, York Street Bromborough Wirral, Cheshire CH62 4TY Details on cross: Slanting left to right upwards Metal GRU tag, 3-B-13 Metal Tag on Cross member Unknown British Soldier There is a plaque below which has been...
Darfield – All Saints Church, South Yorkshire
Charles Malin Clifton Sorby Location: All Saints Church Darfield South Yorkshire S73 9JX Details on cross: GRU 2ND LIEUT C M SORBY 3RD MONMOUTH REGT 8-5-15 Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): GRU tags Position of Cross: On the south wall of the south...
Car Colston – St Marys Church, Nottinghamshire
Philip Umfreville Laws Location: St Marys Church Car Colston Nottinghamshire NG13 8HZ Position: Propped against north wall beneath commemorative plaque to local soldiers who fell in WW I Details on cross: CAPT P U LAWS NOTTS & DERBYS. 20-9-17 Text type (e.g....