by admin | Aug 19, 2016 | Crosses, Hampshire
PHILIP GIESLER Norbury Location: The Royal Military Police Museum Town/village: Defence College of Policing and Guarding, Southwick Park, Fareham County: Hampshire Postcode: PO17 6EJ Details on cross: Metal Tags. GRU Lt R (should be P) G Norbury. 7/Buffs 1/7/1916....
by admin | Aug 19, 2016 | Crosses, Gloucestershire
Location Gloucester docks, 31 commercial Road Town/Village Gloucester County Gloucestershire Postcode GL1 2HE White painted cross with circle. Blacked stencilled letting on both upright and on cross beam, with a motif or design on the 4 circle quadrants. Details on...
by admin | Aug 12, 2016 | Blog
The story of Two Battlefield Crosses: Lieutenant Colonel Bernard Hedley Charlton and Captain Richard Godolphin Hume Chaloner, Saint Nicholas Church, Guisborough. Dr Martyn Hudson There are two crosses in the parish church of Guisborough, North Yorkshire, and each of...
by admin | Aug 12, 2016 | Crosses, Yorkshire
Bernard Hedley Charlton Location: Saint Nicholas Church Town/village: Guisborough County: North Yorkshire Postcode: TS14 6BS Details on cross: The cross is high up on the north west wall of the Memorial Chapel and is difficult to access and to read tags. Bernard...
by admin | Aug 12, 2016 | Blog
Over the past twenty years of walking the tracks of Courcelette I have picked up a variety of objects that are strewn across the ploughed fields and tracks where trenches were once defended or attacked. Ordinance is most common along with the ubiquitous shrapnel...
by admin | Aug 12, 2016 | Crosses, Derbyshire
Lord Henry Gorell (Barnes) Location: St Peter & St Paul church Town: Old Brampton, Chesterfield County: Derbyshire Postcode: S42 7JG Details on Cross: MAJOR LORD GORELL DSO 19th LONDON BATTy RFA KILLED IN ACTION 16.1.17 Text type: Hand painted in black Cross...
by admin | Aug 12, 2016 | Crosses, Dorset, Museums
Percy Worner Location: The Keep Military Museum, Town: Bridport Road, Dorchester, County: Dordset Postcode: DT1 1RN Details on Cross: Plain Cross Metal Tags GRU 2/LT . P. S. WORNER. 9/ DEVON. REGT 1.77 Cross dimensions: Unable to take measurements as on display in a...
by admin | Aug 11, 2016 | Buckinghamshire, Crosses
St. Augustine in Westbury is a small church tucked away in a tiny Buckinghamshire village. As you go through the church gate, the village war memorial is in front of you. There are no names on it but a plaque with the roll of honour is inside the church. A huge 300...
by admin | Aug 11, 2016 | Crosses, Museums, Norfolk
Donald Morton Bunting Location: Swaffham Museum Town/village: Town Hall, London Road, Swaffham County: Norfolk Postcode: PE37 7DQ Details on cross: GRU Catouche at top No6268 D PTE. D.M.Bunting. Killed in action 24th Nov 1915 Cross dimensions Unable to access as it is...
by admin | Aug 11, 2016 | Crosses, Suffolk
Sergeant Cyril H Tarrant – Suffolk Regiment Location: St Mary’s Church Town/village: Monewden County: Suffolk Postcode: IP13 7DA Details on Cross: SERGENT CYRIL H. TARRANT 12TH BN-THE SUFFOLK REGT Text type: Text on Cross is carved and painted black Cross dimensions...
by admin | Aug 11, 2016 | Crosses, Dorset
Hugh Crawford Cavendish Location: Holy Trinity Church Town/village: Fleet County: Dorset Postcode: DT3 4EB Details on cross: GRU tag at the very point, damaged can only make out GR RIP On cross beam: MAJOR H.C CAVENDISH R.F.A Below: KILLED IN ACTION 1st Aug 16 Text...
by admin | Aug 9, 2016 | Crosses, Merseyside, Pilgrimage return, Unknown soldier
Unknown Location: St Michael’s church Town/village: Garston County: Merseyside Postcode: L19 8EA Details on cross: Metal strips on top and cross member; illegible from ground level, woman from church said they did not know who it commemorated but thought the...
