Memorial

Unknown British Soldier

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Current Location

Christ Church, Kings Road, Higher Bebington, Wirral, Merseyside, CH63 8LZ, England

SJ 31849 85137

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Battlefield cross or marker
WMR Reference Number: 2377
Description: Standard GRU/IWGC wooden battlefield cross with a GRU tag at the top of the upright , a white metal strip at the crossing point and just below the crossing point on the upright a rectangular metal plate .
Inscription: GRU/ UNKNOWN BRITISH SOLDIER/ THE CROSS/ TEMPORARILY/ MARKED THE GRAVE / OF AN UNKNOWN/ BRITISH SOLDIER/ ON THE/ WESTERN FRONT/ AND IS ENTRUSTED/ TO OUR CARE/ BY THE/IMPERIAL/ WAR GRAVES/ COMMISSION/ note - The Battlefield Cross is positioned such that this plate cannot be read and this wording is speculative . Another note alternatively suggests a similar wording by the Royal British Legion .

Battlefield Cross or Marker

Made from: Wood

Condition: Good