by admin | Nov 30, 2016 | Crosses, London, Museums, Victoria Cross
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....
by admin | Nov 30, 2016 | Crosses, Multiple crosses, Non-Great War, 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...
by admin | Nov 29, 2016 | Crosses, incomplete survey, Multiple crosses, Non-Great War, Surrey, Unknown soldier
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...
by admin | Nov 29, 2016 | Crosses, 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...
by admin | Nov 29, 2016 | Crosses, Multiple crosses, Oxforshire
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....
by admin | Nov 29, 2016 | Crosses, Found, Surrey, Toc H presented, Unknown soldier
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):...
by admin | Nov 28, 2016 | Crosses, Gloucestershire, Multiple names
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...
by admin | Nov 23, 2016 | Crosses, East Sussex, Multiple crosses
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,...
by admin | Nov 21, 2016 | Crosses, Multiple crosses, 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...
by admin | Nov 15, 2016 | Crosses, Oxforshire, Schools & Colleges, Victoria Cross
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...
by admin | Nov 15, 2016 | Crosses, Herefordshire, incomplete survey
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...
by admin | Nov 15, 2016 | Crosses, Herefordshire, incomplete survey
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...
