Morley – St Matthew, Derbyshire
HENRY ANGRAVE CECIL TOPHAM Location: St Matthew, Church Lane, Morley, Ilkeston Derbyshire, DE7 6DE Details on Cross: G.R.U. 2-LIEUT H A G TOPHAM 1-WeLSH REGT 25 5 15 From CWGC: TOPHAM, HENRY ANGRAVE CECIL Rank: Second Lieutenant Date of Death: 25/05/1915 Age: 23...
Llanblethian – St John the Baptist, Vale of Glamorgan
Evan Thomas David Location: Church of St John the Baptist, Llanblethian, Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan Details on Cross: In memory of 22094 Pte. E. T. David 2nd Welsh Regiment 4th April 1917 From CWGC DAVID, EVAN THOMAS Rank: Private Service No: 22094 Date of Death:...
Shipbourne – St.Giles, Kent
Edward Cazalet Location: St.Giles, Shipbourne, Kent, TN11 9PF Details on cross: Carved/Inked: IN MEMORY OF 2nd LT.E.CAZALET 1st Btn WELSH GUARDS KILLED IN ACTION 10-9-16 Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): No GRU tag Cross dimensions (millimetres please)...
Filleigh – St Paul’s Church, Devon
GRENVILLE FORTESCUE Location: St Paul's Church, Filleigh, Devon EX32 0RU Details on cross: 2 x GRU tags on shaft above crossbeam, 3 x GRU tags on crossbeam. Due to position on wall and condition of tags, impossible to read. Plaque underneath gives all the information...
Bitterley – St Mary, Shropshire
Philip Vaughan Holberton Location: St Mary, Bitterley Lane, Bitterley, Ludlow, Shropshire SY8 3HL The cross is located next to some pews on the left hand side of the church, just inside the oak screen. It is dedicated to Lieutenant Colonel Philip Vaughan Holberton....
Tittleshall – St Mary, Norfolk
Lionel Kenelm Digby Location: St Mary, Tittleshall, Norfolk, postcode unknown. Details on cross: Small metal plate at top of cross stamped ‘GRU’ Below plate at head of cross RIP Across arm of cross 38456 Pte L K Digby 7th Norfolk Regiment Killed in action Below arm of...
Putney – All Saints church, London
Location: All Saints church, Putney Lower Common, London SW15 1AP Details on Cross: In Memory of 202160 PTE G DOWN B COY 1ST BN THE BUFFS KILLED IN ACTION 7-7-17 Dimensions: Unavailable Details: None standard cross, upright and crossbeam pointed. Appears to be in very...
South Collingham – St John the Baptist Church, Nottinghamshire
Thomas Hugh Corbett Woolley Location: St John the Baptist Church, Church Street, South Collingham, Nottinghamshire, NG23 7LN Details on Cross: KILLED IN ACTION CAPT T.H.C. WOOLLEY 2/8 SHERWOOD FORESTERS 27-4-1917 Text type: Painted The cross is a non-standard style...
Carlton On Trent – St Mary the Virgin, Nottingham
George Brenton Laurie Location: St Mary the Virgin Church, Church Lane, Carlton On Trent, Nottinghamshire NG23 6NN. Details on Cross: GRU XXXXXXXX CROSS (indeciperable text) LIEUT COL G B LAURIE ROYAL IRISH RIFLES Dimensions: Height 1125MM, Width 375MM With Plaque:...
Ossington – Holy Rood Church, Nottinghamshire
Harry Holt Originally two crosses, one had to be destroyed because of woodworm. Location: Holy Rood Church, Ossington, Newark, Nottinghamshire NG23 6LH Details on Cross: R.I.P 28802 PTE H HOLT 7TH SHERWOOD FORESTERS KILLED IN ACTION 22.2.18 Incomplete data. Other...
The Royal Scots Regimental Museum, Edinburgh.
James Fleming Location: The Royal Scots Museum, The Castle, Edinburgh EH1 2YT Weblink Details on Cross: Top of upright GRU Tag, text unreadable on photo. 351337 L/CPL. J. FLEMING 11TH R.S. 14-10-18 Text: GRU Tags Displayed cross in a museum environment. No details or...
Twineham – St. Peter’s Church, West Sussex
Eric Horace Comber-Taylor Incomplete Report Location: St Peter's Church, Twineham Lane, Twineham, West Sussex, RH17 5NR Details on Cross RIP CAPTAIN E H Comber Taylor RAF KILLED IN ACTION 16/6/18 Plaque reads: IN MEMORY OF AN ONLY SON/ CAPTAIN ERIC HORACE...
Ormskirk – St Peter and St Paul, Lancashire
Unknown British Soldier Location: St Peter and St Paul Church Street, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 3AJ The cross is displayed in the Derby Chapel which became the War Memorial Chapel after the Great War. The cross commemorates an unknown British soldier and is positioned...
Cowden – St.Mary Magdalene Church, Kent
William Thomas Ashby Location: St.Mary Magdalene Church, Cowden, Kent, TN8 7JE Details on cross: Carved on Cross: SOLD ASHBY 7BRW.KENT.R (On Cross-section) Cross 6.5.17 (On down section of cross) Metal GRU tags with stamped tags: 5238 PTE.W. Ashby. (First tag under...
Brookwood Cemetery, Guards Chapel – Pirbright Army Camp
Douglas Harvey (Great War), Merton Beckwith-Smith (Second World War), 30 officers 774 NCOs & men of the Grenadier Guards (Great War). Falkland Islands Cross 1982 (Falklands War) Location: Brookwood Cemetery (Guards Chapel), Pirbright Army Camp, Surrey Sincere...
Alberbury – St Michael & All Angels, Shropshire
John Burgh Talbot Leighton Location: St Michael & All Angels, Alberbury, Shropshire SY5 9AH (Off B4393) The cross is displayed in the Loton Chapel (right side transept). It is a four bladed propeller cross set high on the back wall. Details on cross: Major John...
Tunbridge Wells – St.Barnabas, Kent
James Gabriel Lancaster Ranking Location: St.Barnabas, Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2RH Details on cross: CAPTAIN. J.G.L RANKING POLITICAL DEPT JULY 12 1915 Underneath this is a metal plaque which is unreadable. Church goer has said he has transcription of text and I will...
Suffolk Regiment Museum, Bury St Edmunds
Noel Herbert Tovell Location: Suffolk Regiment Museum, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 3 RN Details on cross: At top of cross – metal plate stamped ‘GRU’ At intersection of cross – 3 metal plates stamped: PTE N H TOVELL 2ND ROYAL FUS 14TH OCT 1918 Text type (e.g....
Abbots Leigh – Holy Trinity Church, Bristol
STANLEY HERBERT HALL & J W GITTINGS Location: Holy Trinity Church, Church Road, Abbots Leigh, Bristol, BS8 3QT Cross 1 25927 Lance Corporal Stanley Herbert Hill, 7th Bn., Somerset Light Infantry Details on cross: Inscription (on shaft, beam, and on circle plate):...
Cheltenham – St Stephens church, Gloucestershire
SYDNEY VYVYAN TREVENEN & Kenneth Algernon BROOKE-MURRAY Location: St Stephens Church, St Stephens Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 3AB Cross 1 Details on Cross Capt S. V. Trevenen MC, 40th Brigade RFA, 10.6.18. This cross is mounted on the left hand wall of...
Milford Haven – St Katherine & St Peter’s Church, Pembrokeshire
9 crosses (7 recorded) Location: St Katherine & St Peter’s Church, Hamilton Terrace, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, SA73 3JU St Katherine & St Peter’s Church serves as the Parish Church for Milford Haven and contains a wide range of memorials to local...
Higher Bebington – Christ Church, Wirral Cheshire.
Unknown British Soldier Location: Christ Church, Kings Road, Higher Bebington, Wirral CH63 8LX The cross is prominently displayed near the front of the church on the right hand side as you face the altar. The cross commemorates an unknown British soldier. Details on...
Gresford – All Saints Church, Wrexham
Two brothers - RALPH BONFOY ROOPER & William Victor Trevor ROOPER Location: All Saints Church, The Green, Gresford, Wrexham, North Wales LL12 8RG Cross 1 Details on cross: At the top of the cross there is attached a small cross of the crucifixion. There is a...
Birtley – St Giles, Northumberland
Bertram Allgood Location: St Giles, Birtley Near Wark, Northumberland, NE48 3HW Details on cross: This is a plain wood cross with a wood plate mounted on the front which carries the inscription:- (curved) Sacred to the Memory of Capt B Allgood 1st Royal Irish Rifles...