Memorial

Captain G B Purvis

Capt G B Purvis battlefield cross

Source: courtesy of Mike Wilson

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Current Location

Priory Church, 2 Quay Road, Bridlington, East Yorkshire, YO15 2AP, England

TA 18147 66987

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Battlefield cross or marker
WMR Reference Number: 34772
Description: A typical GRU/IWGC battlefield cross with one GRU tag on the upright and three white metal strips on the cross member . There is a rectangular metal plaque on the lower part of the upright .
Inscription: White metal strips /Capt G B Purvis/8-6-17/56-MGC/ Metal Plaque /CAPTAIN GEO B PURVIS/ 5BN GREEN HOWARDS/ AND 56 COY M.G.C./ KILLED MESSINE RIDGE/ 8 JUNE 1917/

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death

Battlefield Cross or Marker

Made from: Unknown

Condition: Unknown