Lieut. Col, Percy Evans-Freke

Location: St John the Baptist : Church Lane, Bisbrooke, Rutland, LE15 9EL


Details on cross 1:

RIP

In memory of

Lieut. Col, Percy Evans-Freke

Leicestershire Yeomanry

Killed on active service

XIII.V.XV

Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): Black paint

Cross dimensions (millimetres please)
Shaft Height: 1060 mm

Cross beam width: 460mm

Other information

Finish (varnish, paint, oiled, unfinished etc):  Varnish

Condition (cracked, paint peeling, woodwork, damage etc):

Good, varnish fading in places

Notes and observations:

There are two grave markers at Bisbrooke. Both record the death of Lt Col The Hon. Percy Cecil Evans-Freke of the Leicestershire Yeomanry. He lived at Bisbrooke Hall and his descendents live there now. His great-grandson is Honorary Colonel of the TA unit which still bears the Yeomanry name.


 

Details on cross 2:

Lt Col The Hon

P C Evans-Freke

Leicestershire Yeo.

13.5.15

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

Cross dimensions (millimetres please)
Shaft Height: 730mm

Cross beam width: 390mm

Other information

Condition (cracked, paint peeling, woodwork, damage etc):  Good

Surveys and photographs courtesy of Trish Shooter, Revd Jane Baxter, Tom, Liz, Amelie and Ophelia Treacy

Date of survey 14/08/17