by Ali | Aug 7, 2017 | 1917, 1918, Crosses, Devon, Multiple crosses
Location: All Saints, West Alvington, Devon, TQ7 3PN H.T.HILLS Details on cross: G.R.U. 55A19 25946 H.T.HILLS DEVONS Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): TAG Cross dimensions (millimetres please) Shaft Height: 1040mm Cross beam width: 410mm Width of wood:...
by admin | Jun 23, 2017 | Crosses, Devon
R. F. Miller Location: St Gregory, Harpford, Devon Details on cross: GRU 2/LT. R.F.MILLER DEVONS Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): TAG Cross dimensions (millimetres please) Shaft Height: 800mm including point Cross beam width: 660 Width of wood:...
by admin | Jun 23, 2017 | Crosses, Devon
J C C Barnes Location: Holy Cross, Colyton, Devon Details on cross: 19 APT.J.C.C.BARNES 8TH.SER.BATT BORDER REGION 29TH MAY 1916 Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): TAG Cross dimensions (millimetres please) Shaft Height:...
by admin | Mar 20, 2017 | Crosses, 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...
by admin | Nov 10, 2016 | Crosses, 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...
by admin | Nov 10, 2016 | Crosses, 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...
by admin | Nov 8, 2016 | Crosses, 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...
by admin | Sep 26, 2016 | Crosses, Devon, Multiple crosses
St Michael’s, an Anglican church. “This Church was blowen up with powder Febr ye 16th Anno 1645 and rebuilt AD 1651”. This happened during the Battle of Torrington, the biggest battle ever fought in Devon. Fairfax and Cromwell defeated the Royalist army under...
by admin | Aug 4, 2016 | Crosses, Devon
John Gibbons Location: St Winifreds Church Town/village: Manaton County: Devon Postcode: TQ13 9UJ Details on cross: 2nd Lieut J Gibbons 6th Battn Dorsets 6th June 1917 Text type: Stamped G.R.U tag fixed with small nails. Cross dimensions Shaft Height: 930mm Cross beam...
by admin | Aug 1, 2016 | Crosses, Devon
Captain Henry Jepson Paddison Location: St Catherine’s Church Town/village: Withleigh, County: Devon Postcode: EX16 8JJ Details on cross: Captain H.J.Paddison MC 4th Worcestershires 16-8-17 Text Type: GRU tags Cross dimensions Cross shaft 930mm Cross Beam 410mm...
