Location:
Noth Parish Church
The Square,
Rhynie
Aberdeenshire
AB54 4EG
Details on cross:
Towards the top of the shaft:
I W G C
On the cross beam:
LIEUT. C.G. GORDON
1/NORTHANTS.
– -/9/14.
A small plate has been attached further down the shaft which reads:
THIS CROSS MARKED HIS GRAVE AT VAILLY SOISSONS
Text type: All GRU metal tags
Cross dimensions
Shaft Height: 1190 mm
Cross beam width: 410 mm
Width of wood: 68 mm
Thickness or depth: 20 mm
Other information
Mounting to wall: Screwed to the wall
Detailing: Plain
Evidence of use in field: Insert marks into the ground, soil still clinging to the point
Surface insertion depth (if apparent): 370 mm
Finish (varnish, paint, oiled, unfinished etc): Plain, no finish
Condition: Very good overall, deteriorated slightly where it has been inserted in the ground.
Notes and observations:
The cross is mounted on the wall in the main entrance way to the Parish Church
CWGC:-
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Date of Death:17/09/1914 Age:20
Northamptonshire Regiment 1st Bn.
Grave Reference: II. E. 7.Cemetery: VAILLY BRITISH CEMETERY
Son of Maj. Gen. and Mrs. C. G. Gordon, of Culdrain, Gartly, Aberdeenshire. Born at Deal, Kent.
Survey and photographs courtesy of Scott Galloway
Date of survey: 25/10/2016