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Capt C F H Littleton (Battlefield Cross)

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Reference WMO/250305

Address:

St Michael and All Angels Church

New Road

Penkridge

ST19 5DN

England

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Type: Non freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Inside a building - public/private
Description: Battlefield (wooden) cross
Materials:
  • Stone Marble
  • Timber Timber (any)
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: An elaborate, decorated wooden battlefield cross with metal plaque beneath describing origin of cross. also rectangular marble tablet. wooden cross painted with figure of christ in centre. arms and upright of cross also painted. marble tablet badge of camerons in to right-hand corner.
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ORNATE WOODEN CROSS - REMEMBER BEFORE GOD / THE SOUL / OF / CECIL F H LITTLETON / (EPISCOPALIAN) CAPT. OF "B" COY / 5TH CAMERON HIGHLANDERS / WHO DIED ON MAY 6 / OF WOUNDS RECEIVED / IN ACTION AT THE / BATTLE OF ARRAS / EASTERTIDE / 1917 / HERE AWHILE / THE WEARIED BODY / LIES WITH FEET / TOWARDS THE DAWN / TILL THAT LAST AND / BRIGHTEST EASTER / DAY BE BORN / ALLELUIA. [GRAVE REGISTRATION UNIT METAL STRIPS] GRU 6 GH 6-5-17 CAMERONS BRASS PLAQUE BELOW CROSS - CAPTAIN CECIL F.H. LITTLETON 5 CAMERON HIGHLANDERS / WAS BURIED IN THE CEMETERY / AT AUGEGNY EN ARTOIS MAY 7 1917 / THE MEN OF HIS COMPANY ERECTED THIS CROSS / TO HIS MEMORY ........ THE CROSS WAS SENT HOME / WHEN THE PERMANENT HEADSTONE WAS FIXED IN 1924. MARBLE PLAQUE - IN / LOVING MEMORY OF / CECIL FRANCIS HENRY LITTLETON / ENLISTED AUG 6 1914 IN LONDON SCOTTISH REGIMENT / CAPT 5 BATT QUEENS OWN CAMERON HIGHLANDERS / 4TH SON OF REAR ADML THE HON ALGERNON CHARLES AND LADY MARGARET LITTLETON / BORN SEPT 12 1890 DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED IN BATTLE / OF ARRAS MAY 6 1917 BURIED IN AUBIGNY CEMETERY / "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS / THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS" / S JOHN XV 13

Captain Cecil Francis Henry Littleon

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