Memorial details

Memorial type
Battlefield cross or marker
District
Lichfield
Town
Kings Bromley
County
Staffordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
13579

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Current location

All Saints Church
Church Lane
Kings Bromley
Lichfield
Staffordshire
DE13 7JL
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 12205 17031
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A wooden battlefield cross , one GRU tag on the upper part of the upright and the dedication painted in black and extending over the cross member and upright . The cross is fixed to the wall and just below the base of the upright is a rectangular white marble tablet with the dedication incised and coloured black , the dedication wording associates the cross and tablet .
Inscription
Cross /RIP/IN/MEMORY/OF/CAPT & ADJT G R LANE/2ND BATTN COLDM GD/KILLED/IN/ACTION/ Tablet /This wooden Cross was placed on the / Grave of CAPT. G.R. LANE by the 2ND/ Battn Coldstream Guards after the action/ of 15th Sept 1916 .It was brought home on / the termination of the Great War by his/ father and mother who had it placed over/ the memorial tablet below/
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Lane, G R
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank , appointment , initials .surname , unit , manner of death , date of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Battlefield Cross or Marker
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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