by admin | Jul 29, 2016 | Crosses, Staffordshire
Cecil Francis Henry Littleton Date of survey: 29/07/2016 Location: St Michael and All Angels Church, Town/village: Penkridge County: Staffordshire Details on Cross: CECIL F H LITTLETON (Episcopalian) Capt of ‘B’ Coy 5th Cameron Highlanders Who died May 6 of wounds...
by admin | Jul 28, 2016 | Crosses, Suffolk
William Henry Myddelton Kersey Location: St John’s Church (St John the Baptist) Town/village: Felixstowe County: Suffolk Postcode: IP11 7PW Details on cross: The letters R.I.P. are on a GRU tag at the top of the cross. CAPT WHM KERSEY 166. S.B.R.G.A. 17.10.17...
by admin | Jul 28, 2016 | Crosses, Yorkshire
Major Clive Macdonnell Dixon Location: St Augustines Church Town/village: Kirkby in Cleveland County: North Yorkshire (Cleveland) Postcode: TS9 7AW Details on cross: A simple, well made wooden cross with the following hand painted inscription. RIP above the...
by admin | Jul 28, 2016 | Borders, Crosses
Location: Minto Town/village: Minto Church, County: Roxburghshire Postcode: TD9 8SG Details on cross: Starting at the top of the shaft:- Small metal (tin?) plate stamped with G R U, two small nails Badge of the Scots Guards (no obvious fixing) Christ on a crucifix. A...
by admin | Jul 28, 2016 | Crosses, Shropshire
Captain E G Gatacre Location: All Saints Church Town/village: Claverley County: Shropshire Postcode: WV5 7DS Details on cross: Simple cross with the words (some quite faded): In Memory Of Captain E G Gatacre 2 Duke of Wellingtons R Died Of Wounds 20.2.16 Text type...
by admin | Jul 27, 2016 | Blog
The chill evening air of late September 1915 seeped through the greatcoats of the remaining men of A Company, 6th Battalion Somerset Light Infantry. They had seen a day of terrible fighting that had killed five of their number and wounded many more. Not far from the...
by admin | Jul 26, 2016 | Crosses, Lincolnshire
Edward Thesiger Frankland Hood Location: All Saints Church Town/village: Nettleham County: Lincolnshire Postcode: LN2 2PD Details on cross: IN MEMORY OF A GREAT COLONEL LT COL E.T.F HOOD DSO. CROIX DE GUERRE COMMANDING 38 ARMY BD RFA DIED OF WOUNDS 15TH MAY 1918 at...
by admin | Jul 26, 2016 | Crosses, Kent
Thomas William Underhill Location: St. Peter and St Paul Church Town/village: Dymchurch County: Kent Postcode: TN29 0LD Details on cross: RIP In Loving Memory of T.W. UNDERHILL 8th Bn THE BUFFS KILLED IN ACTION 18.8.1916 Text type: Painted in black paint, capitals and...
by admin | Jul 26, 2016 | 1916, 1917, Crosses, Kent, Multiple crosses
Multiple crosses – Balchin and Chesterman Location address : All Saints Church, High Street, Lydd, Kent, England, TN29 9DU, TR 04269 20955 Cross 1 Henry George Balchin Location: All Saints Church Town/village: LyddCounty: Kent Postcode: TN29 9AY Details on...
by admin | Jul 26, 2016 | Crosses, Kent
Robert Aubrey Hildyard Location: St Leonards Church Town/village: Hythe County: Kent Postcode: CT21 5DN Details on cross: GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN (nearly illegible) 2nd LT. R.A. HILDYARD 1st KINGS OWN L—s Killed in Action (italics) Text type: Painted in black...
by admin | Jul 26, 2016 | Crosses, propellor, Suffolk
Andrew Johnston Location: St Mary’s Church Town/village: Halesworth County: Suffolk Postcode: IP19 8LL Details on cross: Lieut. A. Johnson, 30/10/17, RIP, 21 Squad R.F.C Text type: Painted black on white metal roundel on propeller boss. The roundel is 230mm in...
by admin | Jul 26, 2016 | Crosses, Northamptonshire
C H Witty Location: St Peter & St Paul Town/village: Weedon County: Northamptonshie Postcode: NN7 4ED Details on cross: Near top ; metal plate with the inscription “GRU” On horizontal part of cross are three GRU plates. 145456 SGT. C. H. WITTY. N.I.Y....
