Unknown British Soldier (Battlefield Cross)

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Reference WMO/301516

Address:

Holy Trinity Church

Pinfarthings

Amberley

GL5 5JG

England

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Status: On subsequent site(s)
Type: Non freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Inside a building - public/private
Description: Battlefield (wooden) cross
Materials:
  • Metal Metal (any)
  • Metal Brass
  • Timber Timber (any)
Lettering: Inscribed on a plaque
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: A typical GRU/IWGC battlefield cross with a GRU tag on the upright above the crossing point and a white metal strip on the cross member . Just below the cross is a brass plaque describing the provenance of the cross and matters relating to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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Battlefield Cross /IWGC 1-A-12/ UNKNOWN BRITISH SOLDIER/ Brass plaque - The plaque refers to Sir Fabian Ware who died in 1949 and who is "interred in Amberley Churchyard" . There is further information concerning the creation of the Imperial (now Commonwealth) War Graves Commission .

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