Memorial

Second Lieutenant A S Balfour

Memorial Cross

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Current Location

St Saviours Church, Bidston Road, Oxton, Wirral, Merseyside, CH43 6YA, England

OS Grid Reference

SJ 30123 87747

Denomination

Church of England

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Alan Scott Balfour

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Type of Memorial: Battlefield cross or marker
WMR Reference Number: 2278
Description: Wooden wheeled battlefield cross with a circular brass boss bearing an incised inscription at the junction of the arms which is almost certainly a later addition. The wood appears waxed , all edges are chamfered and the workmanship is of a higher standard than is usual . .Below the cross is a brass dedicatory plaque with an incised inscription. At the top of the upright is a GRU tag , no other original markers remain although there are two remaining holes above the GRU markers . Above the cross which is wall hung is a pierced wood plate . Its proximity to the cross suggests some connection which is unclear .
Inscription: /GRU/2nd Lieutenant/ A.S. Balfour/ 3rd Batt Res Bde RFA/ &/ RAC/ Killed in Action/ January 13th 1918/ Age 23 Years IN MEMORY OF ALAN SCOTT BALFOUR/ BORN AT OXTON/ KILLED IN FRANCE 1918, AGED 23 YEARS/

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Cross - rank , initials , surname , units , manner of death, date of death . age at death . Plaque - given name , place of birth , place of death , date of death , age at death

Components

Battlefield Cross or Marker

Made from: Wood

Condition: Good

Plaque

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good

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