by admin | Jan 25, 2017 | Crosses, incomplete survey, Wiltshire
William Walter Morrice Location: St Peter & St Paul Church, Longbridge Deverill, Wiltshire, BA12 7DL Details on cross: Top of shaft: In Memory Of Crossbeam: CAPT W. MORRICE Bottom of shaft: LABOUR CORPS KILLED IN ACTION DECR 30 1917 Cross Dimensions: Shaft height...
by admin | Jan 24, 2017 | Crosses, Gwent, incomplete survey
Trevor William James Location: St John the Baptist Church, Penhow, Newport, Gwent, NP26 3AA Details on Cross: 3184 – Trooper T. W. James Royal Gloucester Hussars 20-4-1917 From CWGC JAMES, TREVOR WILLIAM Rank: Private Service No: 235730 Date of Death: 20/04/1917...
by admin | Jan 24, 2017 | Crosses, Herefordshire, incomplete survey
WILLIAM ALBERT SOMERSET HERBERT KEVILL-DAVIES Location: St Michael and All Angels Church (in the grounds of Croft Castle) Croft Herefordshire HR6 9PW Details on cross: GRU LIEUT W A S H KEVILL DAVIES 9-RES CAN REGT ATTD 9-LANCERS 18-5-15 Text type (e.g....
by admin | Jan 19, 2017 | Crosses, incomplete survey, Multiple crosses, Norfolk
Kenneth George Haslam Ford & Frederick Cater Location: St Nicholas Church Ashill Thetford Norfolk IP25 7BT Cross 1 RIP: in memory of Lieut. K C Ford, Machine Gun Officer, 1st Cheshire Regt. Died of wounds received in Ploegsteert Wood, Dec 1st 1915. The cross is...
by admin | Jan 19, 2017 | Crosses, Gloucestershire, incomplete survey, Uncertain provenance
CHARLES RICHARD NEWMAN Holy Trinity (Churchyard) Bell Lane, Minchinhampton Stroud Gloucestershire GL6 9BW Cross is outside in a poor state, probably a native built original memorial. The cross may not relate to teh CWGC grave next to it, but it is entirely possible it...
by admin | Jan 17, 2017 | Crosses, incomplete survey, West Midlands
HARVEY WALTER WATTS Knowle Parish church St John Baptist and St Lawrence & Anne 1717 High St, Knowle Solihull West Midlands B93 0LN Details on Cross: I.W.G.C. 8 36220. GNR H. WATTS 378/169 BDE R.F.A 12-4-18 A standard British Army cross with 4 GRU tags. the cross...
by admin | Jan 16, 2017 | Crosses, incomplete survey, Kent
Frederick Vivien Thompson Location All Saints Church, Church Lane, Petham, Kent, CT4 5RD, Petham shares with the Kent village of Chilham near Canterbury, the unfortunate distinction of having the first German bombs to fall on England during the Second World War. The...
by admin | Jan 11, 2017 | Caernarfonshire, Crosses, incomplete survey, Uncertain provenance
LLEWELLYN MORRIS Location: St Bodfan churchyard Abergwyngregyn Llanfairfechan LL33 0LN (Exact postcode unknown) Partial Survey: The cross is in a degraded condition and is still outside on Llewelyn’s grave. He died of a fever contracted in the Dardenelles. This...
by admin | Jan 11, 2017 | Crosses, incomplete survey, Northumberland, Uncertain provenance
Location: St Mary’s Church Clap Shaw Blanchland Northumberland DH8 9ST Rough Wooden Cross with weathered brass plaque to Mary Jewett/Jewitt. Difficult to read the wording. The cross is marked on Armistice Sunday, we don’t have any clear idea why at this...
by admin | Jan 11, 2017 | Crosses, Derbyshire, incomplete survey, Multiple crosses
G C Hodgkinson, George Holmes and L. M. Bucknill Location: St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Church Bank, Hathersage, Hope Valley, Derbyshire, S32 1AJ Thanks to Simon Allen and John Needham for the photos, and John Needham for the report. Cross 1 Details on...
by admin | Jan 10, 2017 | Crosses, incomplete survey, Oxforshire
Harry Ayres Location: St Mary’s Church Church St, Bloxham, Banbury OX15 4PY Details on Cross Mostly unreadable. Painted in black on a white painted background. His name is just discernable as is his number and date of his death. Cross is outside and...
by admin | Jan 10, 2017 | Crosses, incomplete survey, Unknown soldier, Yorkshire
Unknown British Soldier Location: Holy Trinity church 10 King St Hull HU1 2JJ Details on Cross: Two GRU tags Top: GRU Location number – Unknown On beam: Unknown British Soldier Mounted to Pillar. Appears to be a standard British Army pattern cross. Photographic...
