Ruan Minor – St Rumon’s Church, Cornwall
Capt. B.H. Vyvyan Location: St Rumon’s Church, Ruan Minor, Cornwall, TR12 7JL Details on cross: Capt. B.H. Vyvyan A/121 Bde RFA, DOW 18.8.1917 Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): Painted black lettering (possibly not original)...
Canmore – Forres Cemetery, Moray
Lieut. W.E.Hamblin - Very unusual stone cross Location: Forres Cemetery, Cluny Hill, Canmore, Moray Details on cross: The wording at the base of the original cross is ‘KILLED IN ACTION MAY 24th 1916’ Inscription on the 1925 base ‘ERECTED BY HIS BROTHER OFFICER [sic]...
Watton – The Regimental Museum of the Royal Welsh, Powys
Albert Charles Ames Location: The Regimental Museum of the Royal Welsh, Watton, Brecon Powys, LD3 7EB Details on cross: broken GRU tag R.U 22916 PTE. A.C.AMES 10/S. W. BDRS. 30-10-17 Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): GRU tags Cross dimensions...
Black Watch Museum – Perth
William Debnam McLaren Stewart Location: The Black Watch Museum, Balhousie Castle Perth, Perthshire PH1 5HR Details on cross: At the top of the cross shaft, indistinct may be the mark of a GRU plate On the shaft within a painted scroll: IN MEMORY OF On the...
Sutton Bonnington – St Marys Church, Nottinghamshire
Capt. G. L. Paget - Boer War Location: St Mary's Church, Sutton Bonnington, Nottinghamshire Details on cross: In Memory Of Capt. G. L. Paget Who Was Killed In Action Near this spot Oct 9th.. 1900 Facsimile of a Cross Erected by his Men At Vlakfontein 1st Battn Rifle...
Stewkley – St Michael and All Angels, Buckinghamshire
Lieutenant Claude Cressy Horsley Location: St Michael and All Angels Church, High Street North, Stewkley, Buckinghamshire, LU7 0HN. Details on cross: 3 GRU alloy tags: GRU Lieut CC Horsley 4th North Stafford Regt 29th November 1917 No.2448 Cross dimensions: Shaft...
Field Broughton – St Peter’s Church, Cumbria
Sergeant William Frearson Second World War marker Location: St Peter's Church, Field Broughton, Cumbria, LA11 6HR Details on cross: Sergeant W.FREARSON ROYAL AIR FORCE (VR) 28.8.43. There is also a regimental hand painted badge at the top of the cross. ...
Bow Street – Capel y Garn Cemetery, Ceredigion
CAPT Frederick Charles Davies Location: Capel y Garn Cemetary, Bow Street, Ceredigion, SY23 3EW Details on cross: SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF CAPT F.C. DAVIES. 104 FA. MB RAMC. ATT. 9TH (NH) NORTH LD. FUS H.S KILLED IN ACTION 17-10-17 “QUO FATA VOCANT” Text type...
Newton Stewart – All Saints, Dumfries and Galloway
Lieut.Col. F.A.W Armitage D.S.O NB: Cross appears to have been moved inside the church as of November 2017. Location: All Saints Challoch, Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway, DG8 6RB Details on cross: R.I.P In loving memory of Lieut.Col. F.A.W Armitage D.S.O...
Kells Parish Churchyard, Dumfries and Galloway
PTE G ANDERSON Location: Kells Parish Churchyard, New Galloway, Dumfries and Galloway, Details on cross: 2 GRU tags 25032 PTE G ANDERSON 7/8 K.O.S.B Addenda - Mark Ratcliff - 6 November 2017 The dimensions of the cross are as follows Shaft height (to insertion in...
Castle Douglas – St Ninians Episcopal Church, Kirkcudbright
Location: St Ninians Episcopal Church, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbright, DG7 1EN 2/LIEUT. D. MC.I.G FERGUSON Details on cross: GRU TAG 14th May 1915 Handwritten in white paint on black painted metal : LIEUT. D. MC.I.G FERGUSON / 2/ K. 2 O.S.B...
Hendon – RAF Museum, London
Norman de Pomeroy and 2nd Lieut Arthur J Fischer (Fisher) Location: Hendon RAF museum, London, England, NW9 5LL, on display. Norman de Pomeroy Details on cross: Brass plate at front inscribed 'In Loving Memory of Norman de Pomeroy 2nd Lieut....
Bradfield – Bradfield College Chapel Archive, West Berkshire
Bradfield College Chapel Archive Location: Bradfield College Chapel Archive, West Berks, RG7 6AU A remarkable set of survivals all ex-Bradfield students, mostly in remarkable condition. Special thanks to Karen Ward for going to a huge amount of trouble sorting these...
Grange-Over-Sands – St Paul’s, Cumbria
Major H.Podmore Location: St Paul's, Crown Hill, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 6DD Details on cross: In memory of Major H.Podmore, D.S.O, 6th Battn Northamptonshire regiment. Attached: 12th Battn Middlesex regiment. Accidentally killed December 31st...
Kings Bromley – All Saints Church, Staffordshire
George Roland Lane Location: All Saints Church, Church Lane, Kings Bromley, Staffordshire, DE13 7JL Details on cross: RIP IN MEMORY (angled type) OF CAPT. & ADJT. G.R.LANE. 2nd BATTN. COLDM. GD. KILLED IN ACTION date of death if present is...
Meole Brace – Holy Trinity Church, Shropshire
Unknown British Soldier Location: Holy Trinity Church, Meole Brace, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 9HF Details on cross: Punched metal strip UNKNOWN BRITISH SOLDIER Brass plaque engraved 1914-1918 THIS CROSS TEMPORARILY MARKED THE GRAVE OF AN UNKNOWN BRITISH...
St Columb Minor – St Columb Minor Church, Cornwall
2/Lieut C.L. Teape Location: St Columb Minor Church, St Columb Minor, Cornwall, TR7 3EY Details on cross: 2/Lieut C.L. Teape Devons This cross is a replica of that which stood over the grave in France of Charles Lewarne Teape, Sec Lieut 9th...
East Farleigh – The Ancient Parish Church, Kent
Capt. S.R.P. WALTER Location: The Ancient Parish Church, East Farleigh, Kent, ME15 0JD Details on cross: IN MEMORY OF Capt. S.R.P. WALTER ROYAL WEST SURREY R. & RF.C. KILLED IN ACTION JULY 31. 1917 Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags,...
Albourne – St Bartholomew’s Church, West Sussex
British Soldier Location: St Bartholomew's Church Lane, Albourne, West Sussex,BN6 9DF Details on cross: Hand carved letters 'GRU' 'British Soldier' Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): Hand carved. Cross dimensions (millimetres...
Styal – Quarry Bank Mill, Cheshire
Captain Arthur Tylston Greg Location: Quarry Bank Mill, Styal, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 4LA Details on cross: I.W.G.C, CAPT A.T.GREGG, 3 CHESHIRE REGT.ATT.R.F.C, 2-4-17 Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): 4 GRU tags. Cross dimensions (millimetres please)...
Allithwaite – St Mary’s Church, Cumbria
Isaac Henry Brockbank Location: St Mary's Church, Church Road, Allithwaite, Cumbria, LA11 7RD Details on cross: 1 GRU tag 20384 H. BROCKBANK. Cross dimensions (millimetres please) Shaft Height: 1143mm. Cross beam width: 406.4mm. Width of wood: 69.85mm....
How Caple – St Andrew and St Mary, Herefordshire
Second Lieutentant L C LEE Location: Parish church of St Andrew and St. Mary, How Caple, Herefordshire, HR1 4SX Details on cross: GRU 2nd LIEUT L C LEE IRISH GUARDS 1st FEBRUARY 1915 Text type: Four GRU tags Cross dimensions Shaft Height: 1120mm Cross beam...
Winchester – Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire
VAL BRAITHWAITE Location: Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 9LS (cross is usually inaccessible to the public) Details on cross: IN MEMORY OF VAL BRAITHWAITE, LIEUT 1st BN P.A SOMERSET LIGHT INFANTRY WHO FELL IN ACTION NEAR THIS SPOT ON JULY 1 1916...
Thwaites – St Anne’s Church, Cumbria
Lieut. CG Lewthwaite MC Location: St Anne’s Church, Thwaites, Cumbria Details on cross: In memory of Lieut. CG Lewthwaite MC C/231 Brigade RFA Killed in Action July 29th 1917 Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): Painted Cross dimensions (millimetres...