Memorial

Sapper A E Hancox

Spr A E Hancox

Source: Copyright Robert Forsyth

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Current Location

St. Peter & St. Paul's Church, Church Street, Deddington, Cherwell, Oxfordshire, OX15 0SA, England

SP 46747 31699

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Battlefield cross or marker
WMR Reference Number: 31256
Description: Wall mounted original wooden Battlefield wheel cross. Arms and top of shaft are carved. Name hand-painted white and outlined in black. Inscription wording, some decorative, are all hand-painted black. The whole cross shows signs of weathering with some of the lettering now faded.
Inscription: Tag : GRU Shaft of cross and arms : R.I.P. / In / Memory / of / No. 139675 / SPR A. E. HANCOX. / 101ST.. Fld. Coy. / .R.E. Circle plate of cross : DIED OF WOUNDS / JULY, 24TH 1917

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Service number, rank, forename initials, surname, regiment, manner of death, date of death, additional

Battlefield Cross or Marker

Height: 840 mm

Width: 535 mm

Depth: 50 mm

Made from: Wood

Condition: Good

The Countryman V.11D No 11 (Nov. 2004)
Local Publication/Booklet Deddington Deanery Magazine 1923.
Web-link to Returned from the Front - Deddington. http://thereturned.co.uk/crosses/deddington-st-peter-and-st-paul/