As early as the Civil War, a battlefield cross has been used to mark the place on the battlefield where military service personnel made the ultimate sacrifice.
About the memorial: A simple wooden battlefield cross from the Battle of Loos, fought in September/October 1915. This records the names of 13 men who died in the fighting and were hastily and temporarily interred near where they fell.
War Memorial battle cross boots gun and helmet as used by soldiers a bronze memorial sculpture.
The Fallen Soldier Battle Cross, Battlefield Cross or Battle Cross is … The practice started during or prior to the American Civil War, … Memorial ceremonies are …
War Memorial 15181 Unidentified Battlefield Cross. Commemorates First World War (1914-1918). Type Battlefield cross or marker. Location Christ Church, Breeze Hill, Bootle, Sefton, Merseyside, L20 9NU, England
A war memorial is a building, monument … of those that died in battle. … Commission have an identical war memorial called the Cross of Sacrifice designed by Sir …
War Memorials, Battlefield Crosses, … City of Lowell war memorial with a battlefield cross and obelisk, City of Ionia, Portland, Pewamo, Westphalia, …
Feb 21, 2018 · What is a Battlefield Cross? … we set up some of those white crosses around a war memorial as a representative of those who have died, …
This page shows examples of different war memorial crosses.Please see the Gallery page for details of how you can use these and copyright details.. Calvary; Meriden, West Midlands (WM284)
Fallen Soldier Battle Cross by Richard … We decided that our war memorial statue would recreate the same ceremonial arrangement the soldiers do themselves in …