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

THE 64TH INFANTRY BRIGADE

WHO FELL ON APRIL 19TH 1917

IN CAPTURING THE PART

OF THE HINDENBURG LINE

CLOSE TO THIS PLACE

2nd plate reads:

THIS CROSS WAS ERECTED

ON HENIN HILL NEAR ARRAS

FRANCE IN APRIL 1917. IT WAS

REPLACED IN JULY 1931 BY A

PERMANENT STONE REPLICA

TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY

OF ALL RANKS OF THE 64TH

INFANTRY BRIGADE WHO FELL

IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918.

THE BRIGADE CONTAINED

1.E.YORK R. 9 K.O.Y. L.I.

10. K.O.Y.L.I. AND 15 D.L.I.

UNVEILED AND DEDICATED

BEVERLEY MINSTER

NOVEMBER 1ST 1931

Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved):  engraved plates

Cross dimensions (millimetres please)

Shaft Height: 1800mm

Cross beam width: 765mm

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Mounting to wall: Mounted to a stone base 60cm high x 67.5 wide.

Finish (varnish, paint, oiled, unfinished etc): stained black.

Condition (cracked, paint peeling, woodwork, damage etc):  good condition. some evidence of wear and tear.

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The Minster also has a cenotaph for the EYR in the church as well which contains over 9,500 names.

“A wooden cross had been erected on Henin Hill, Arras, France which was dedicated to the officers and men of the 64th Infantry Brigade who fell on 9th April 1917 in capturing part of the Hindenburg line. In July 1931 this wooden cross was replaced by a stone cross and the original was placed in the north-east chapel in the south transept.” http://beverleyminster.org.uk/visit-us-2/military-monuments/


Survey courtesy of: Tricia Shooter and John Philips

Date of survey: 5/9/2017