by Ali | Oct 7, 2017 | 1916, Crosses, Yorkshire
Edward Boynton Pedder Location address: All Saints Sands Lane, Barmston, East Riding of Yorkshire, YO25 8PR Details on cross : In memory of 2nd L’ E Pedder QMO. 18th Hussars RIP Killed in Action January 19th 1916 Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved):...
by Ali | Oct 7, 2017 | British Legion presented, Crosses, Pilgrimage return, Unknown soldier, Yorkshire
UNKNOWN BRITISH SOLDIER Location: St Charles Borromeo Church, 2 Jarratt St, Hull HU1 3HB Details on cross: 2 GRU tags GRU UNKNOWN BRITISH SOLDIER Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): GRU tags Other information Mounting to wall: Screwed to wall on top of...
by Ali | Oct 7, 2017 | 1917, Battalion or division, Crosses, Yorkshire
OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE 64TH INFANTRY BRIGADE Location address Beverley Minster, Minster Yard North, Beverley HU17 0DP Details on cross (Text content of cross): INRI Carved at top then two plates The top plate reads: TO THE HONOURED MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF...
by Ali | Sep 20, 2017 | Crosses, Unknown soldier, Yorkshire
Unknown British Soldier Location: St. Marys Church, Lowgate, Hull HU1 1EJ Details on cross Unknown British Soldier Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): Punched metal tapes Cross dimensions (millimetres please) – Sorry, not measured Other information...
by Ali | Sep 8, 2017 | 1918, Crosses, Yorkshire
WILLIAM EASTON Location address: St Nicholas, Low Street, Husthwaite, North Yorkshire YO61 4QB Details on cross (Text content of cross): In Memory of 181751 Spr EASTON Railway Operating Division Royal Engineers Died May 11 1918 28 years Text type (e.g. hand-written,...
by Ali | Aug 21, 2017 | Crosses, Other material, Uncertain provenance, Yorkshire
Coy. Q. M. Sgt Harry Dawson Location: Selby Abbey, The Crescent, Selby, York, YO8 4PU Details on cross: In loving memory of Coy: Q. M. Sergt Harry Dawson 1st/6th W. Yorks. Who died of gun-shot wounds 3rd June 1915 in his 48th year. Grave H.81. Text type (e.g....
by Ali | Aug 7, 2017 | Crosses, Multiple crosses, Museums, Yorkshire
LIEUT. COL. B.H. CHARLTON M.C Location: Green Howards Museum Trinity Church Square, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 4QN Details on cross: 3 GRU Tags LIEUT. COL. B.H. CHARLTON M.C 47TH .RN .YORKSHIRE. REGT. 22.3.18 Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved):...
by admin | May 24, 2017 | Crosses, Duplicates, Multiple crosses, Yorkshire
Location: All Saints, Bishop Burton, Hull, East Yorkshire HU17 8QB Details on crosses: two crosses but for the same person. First one appears to have been burnt on, the second has metal labelling as in GRU tags. 2nd Lieut R HALL WATT 1st Batt. Grenadier Guards killed...
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...
by admin | Oct 19, 2016 | Crosses, incomplete survey, Yorkshire
George Bell Purvis Location Bridlington Priory Church, Church Green, Bridlington, East Yorkshire, Y016 7JX Details on cross: CAPT G B PURVIS 8-6-17 56-M G C Text type: GRU tags Cross dimensions Currently Unknown – appears to be a standard British Army Cross....
by admin | Sep 22, 2016 | Crosses, Unknown soldier, Yorkshire
Unknown British Soldier Location: St Hilda’s Church, Gibraltar road, Halifax West Yorkshire HX1 4HE Details on cross: At top of vertical GRU Cartouche states simply: GRU Across the horizontal arm Unknown British Soldier just below. (could this be a grave location in...
by admin | Aug 30, 2016 | Crosses, Multiple names, Yorkshire
Stewart Gordon Ridley & L.S. Garside Location: Saint Peters Church Redcar North Yorkshire TS10 3JL Details on cross: top crest RFC LIEUT: SG RIDLEY RFC 18th JUNE 1916 1st AM J S GARSIDE 20th JUNE 1916 The cross is high up on the west wall of the Lady Chapel and is...
