by admin | Dec 19, 2016 | Crosses, Duplicates, Essex, Multiple crosses
Christopher Cecil Tower Two crosses both for Tower, one appears to be a standard British Army Cross, the other a more personalised larger cross. Location: St Peter’s Church South Weald Essex CM14 5QJ Details on cross: IN MEMORY CAPTAIN C.C. Tower ESSEX YEOMANRY KILLED...
by admin | Dec 14, 2016 | Cheshire, Crosses, Multiple crosses
John H. Cash, Frederick J. Lloyd, Charles Herbert Williams and Robert Cash Location: St. John the Evangelist, Great Sutton, Wirral, Cheshire, CH66 4RE We arranged to meet Anthony the Reverend at the Church. He showed us the crosses and was enthusiastic about the...
by admin | Dec 12, 2016 | Crosses, incomplete survey, Multiple crosses, Northamptonshire, Schools & Colleges
Four crosses inside the chapel of Magdalen College School, Brackley, L-R: 2Lt A H B Stace 25 Sqn RAF; Pvt A H Aldous 2/4 Londons; his brother Sgt F L Aldous 54 Canadian Infantry Bn; 2Lt W J Lidsey 16 Sqn RFC (shot down by the Red Baron) Location: Magdalen College...
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, 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 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 10, 2016 | Crosses, Multiple crosses, Surrey
Charles John Woodward Alderton & Humphrey Halgrim Grundtvig Location: St Martin’s Church Epsom Surrey KT17 4PX (inside church, left wall, mounted to left of main war memorial) Cross 1 Details on cross: At top – small stamped zinc ‘GRU’ tag Inscribed plaque...
by admin | Nov 8, 2016 | Crosses, Multiple crosses, Northumberland
Snowdon, Jeffrey, Robson and Potts Location: Church of St Michael and All Angels, Felton, Northumberland, NE65 9HP The unusual and historic church has an poignant commemorative stained glass window` Sacred to the memory of the men of Felton parish who fell in the...
by admin | Oct 31, 2016 | Crosses, East Lothian, Multiple crosses
WILLIAM GILBERT HOULDSWORTH & ARCHIBALD SEYMOUR ROSS Location: St Baldred’s Episcopal Church Direlton Avenue, North Berwick East Lothian EH39 4AY Cross 1 WILLIAM GILBERT HOULDSWORTH On the cross beam: WOUNDED LIEUT. W.G. HOULDSWORTH DIED SEPT 13TH SCOTS GUARDS...
by admin | Oct 26, 2016 | Crosses, East Sussex, Multiple crosses
Harry Gaston and Walter Henry Holden There are 2 grave markers at St Margaret’s church commemorating Private Harry Gaston (13th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 38th Welsh Division) and Private Walter Henry Holden (Worcester Regiment, 25th Division, 3rd...