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I stumbled upon a few crosses erected on the ground right across Mission Santa Ines. I 'm not sure if these are tombs. But they all have a picture of the crucifixion of Jesus. This particular cross is right next to a picnic table.
Film: Kodak Ektachrome E100
Camera: Nikon FM2n
Lens: Voigtlander Ultron 40mm F2 SL IIS
A war memorial to the Free French forces who fought in the Second World War stands on the western brow of Lyle hill. It was built in the shape of the Cross of Lorraine, the emblem of the Free French, combined with an anchor.
Class 170 Turbostar
Cross Country Trains XC
Gloucester Railway Station, Gloucester
Sunday 4th October 2015
For Strobist Sundays: Shadows
Nikon 5700 Exposure 1/4 sec. f/3:3 ISO 133 17.8 mm focal length.
Cross is placed on blue construction paper that is curved. Lighting from 3 small CFL aimed left right and center.
I spent a girlie 3 hours getting ready, a hot bath, painted my toes, I had shaved all over for a change and it felt soo right. Very Fem.
A one off to do all this but looking back it was worth while and I love the end result. Ladies of the world I hope you like it as much as I did and do.
This could be (*) the original wooden cross placed at the head of the grave of James Clutterbuck, before the introduction of the IWGC headstone.
It hangs on the wall of the church of St Nicholas of Myra at Ozleworth, Gloucestershire.
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R. I. P.
Royal Flying Corps
Killed in Action
25/6/17
"Second Lieutenant JAMES EDWARD POWER-CLUTTERBUCK, Royal Field Artillery, attached R.F.C., killed in action, was the son of Mrs Power-Clutterbuck of Newark park, Gloucestershire, lady of the manor of Ozleworth ... Flight Global
At around 6.40pm on Monday 25th June 1917, he was flying in a plane being piloted by Lieutenant Leslie Bowman, near Le Bizet, France, (as the observer/gunner, probably spotting enemy positions for the artillery) when they were attacked and shot down. Both men were killed.
Their plane, a Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8, was the 56th victim of 'The Red Baron', Manfed von Richthofen, commander of fighter wing JG 1 (Jagdgeschwader I).
"Karl Allmenröder ... watched for intruders while his commander (Richthofen) dived on R.E.8 A3847 of No. 53 Squadron, and at 17.35 sent it crashing down into the trenches near Le Bizet" (The Red Baron: Beyond the Legend - Peter Kilduff 1994)
(Note: German time was one hour ahead of British time which probably accounts for the different times given above)
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* There is a similar cross on the wall of Elmore church, Gloucestershire. The guide book there states that the cross in that church was a replica, placed by a grieving mother.
There is nothing in (my copy of) the guide book of Olzleworth church to confirm one way or the other.
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A note on the the Newark Park estate:
It "sits at the southern end of the Cotswold escarpment overlooking the unspoilt Ozleworth valley. The estate comprises the Mansion House, two farms, eight cottages and some 700 acres. It was given to the National Trust … in 1949 by Mrs Power-Clutterbuck in memory of her son James Edward Power-Clutterbuck who was killed in the First World War. The Clutterbuck family acquired the property in 1769."
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On World War 1 Memorials
"The traditional social means of coping with death had been suppressed, and war memorials and monuments emerged as new rituals of mourning. War memorials in various communities began to give voice to the feelings of grief and to acknowledge the losses of the war. Memorials and remembrance ceremonies were state organized mourning rituals, but they were publicly fuelled. After the war, then, the bereaved demanded that the nation provide ceremonies and shrines to assure them that their losses had not been forgotten."
Rituals of Mourning: Bereavement, Grief and Mourning in the First World War:
Christine Bourchier
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"The commissioning of memorials occurred through a wide range of national and local institutions, reflecting local political traditions; funding was similarly disparate, with most countries relying heavily on local charitable contributions to cover the costs of construction. War cemeteries and memorials to particularly significant battles, however, were typically centrally controlled and funded by the state. The war encouraged the creation of new forms of memorial. Lists of memorial names, reflecting the huge scale of the losses, were a common feature, while Tombs of the Unknown Soldier containing a selected, unidentified body, and empty cenotaph monuments commemorated the numerous unidentifiable corpses and those servicemen whose bodies were never found."
wikipedia article
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"Those who died in the Hell of No-Man's-Land during attacks, would have lain where they fell until; there was a truce or the ground was taken - perforce left where they fell in both cases until the burial details of either side could reach the corpses safely or until the pitiful remains were either buried or blown to pieces by artillery bombardments."
What happened to the Soldiers in WW1 after they died? (Yahoo Answers)
"Often have I picked up the remains of a fine brave man on a shovel. Just a little heap of bones and maggots to be carried to the common burial place. Numerous bodies were found lying submerged in the water in shell holes and mine craters; bodies that seemed quite whole, but which became like huge masses of white, slimy chalk when we handled them. I shuddered as my hands, covered in soft flesh and slime, moved about in search of the disc, and I have had to pull bodies to pieces in order that they should not be buried unknown. It was very painful to have to bury the unknown."
Clearing the Dead (Peter E. Hodgkinson)
"They were often buried where they fell in action, or in a burial ground on or near the battlefield. A simple cross or marker might be put up to mark the location and give brief details of the individuals who had died."
War Graves (& Memorials) for WW1 Dead on The Western Front (The Great War 1914-1918)
"Grave registration in the field fell squarely on the shoulders of the unit Chaplains. They were responsible for filling out the proper form (AF W3314) that included the information about the grave, and forwarding to both the DADGR&E (Deputy Assistant Director of Graves Registration and Enquiries) and the DAGGHQ (Deputy Adjutant General, General Headquarters) 3rd Echelon. Information submitted included map references using the 1/40000 or 1/20000 trench maps, or detail descriptions of localities on the back of the form, in addition to the usually expected basics such as the man's name, unit etc. He was also responsible for the marking of the graves."
What happened to soldiers who died in the war? (The Long, Long Trail)
An official notification of death Bertie Huggins (First World War Poetry Archive)
A letter to a mother from a chaplain at the Stationery Hospital, far away from the front line, where a soldier died of his wounds (First World war Poetry Archive)
The Dead Man's Penny:
"The plaque was sent out to relatives in an On His Majesty's Service white envelope with a printed Official Paid stamp. Inside this outer envelope there was another white envelope with the Royal Crest embossed on the reverse enclosing a letter with a copy of King George V's signature. The letter was written as follows:
Buckingham Palace
I join my grateful people in
sending you this memorial of a
brave life given for others in the Great War.
George R.I."
Inside the outer envelope a cardboard envelope protected the bronze plaque.
The Next of Kin Memorial Plaque & Scroll (Great War web site)
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This page was created several years ago.
I have not yet had an opportunity to check all the links, but will do so as soon as possible.
5 Nov 2018
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Maclean's Cross on the holy Island of Iona, part of the island group of the Inner Hebrides, Argyllshire, Scotland.
This tall free-standing cross was probably erected in the 15th century. The solid wheel-head depicts the crucifixion, the broad faces are carved with an interlace pattern continuing the Celtic tradition.
This cross marks the ruins of a church that was last used on the 18th century. The angle I took the photo combined with the processing, I blame it on my love for metal music and the dramatic visuals that comes with it. This feels like doom metal to me. Black Sabbath, Candlemass.. the good stuff.
The text on the cross says (in swedish, I don't know how to translate it well): "Här var Vassända kyrka och begrafningsplats till 1801. Wassända-Naglums församling varden i vördnad för fäder, som skog rödjt, mark plöjt, dygd bevarat."
Cross Country HST with Class 43 No.43321 passes Beam Bridge,with the 12:27 Plymouth to Edinburgh service,on the 30th of July 2022.
387110 at Kings Cross forming 1653 to Cambridge on 10 October 2016. The driver had a change of mind about headlight configuration!
class 91's 91025 and 91003 at Kings Cross on 29 October 1993. 91003 is about to work the 09:10 to Leeds.
Grimshaw was appointed to work in collaboration with local practice Jackson Architecture on the reorganisation and expansion of Southern Cross Station. As well as the transport interchange and associated track and signalling works, the redevelopment includes a major office building on Collins Street and a retail plaza serving the Central Business District’s west end.
The key generators for the station’s design were practical performance, ease of passenger circulation and an improved working environment for staff with sheltered, high-quality ticketing, baggage-handling, and waiting services. These are all equipped with comfortable seating, lighting and passenger information display systems.
The design focus of Southern Cross Station is the dune-like roof that covers an entire city block. The roof’s form plays a crucial role as part of the environmental envelope ensuring that it is symbol of sustainable architecture developed in response to the hot external climate and the internal need for diesel extraction and ambient cooling via natural ventilation.
Source: Grimshaw web site
Engineering work at Bristol having closed the line,Arriva Cross Country services were diverted via Swindon over the weekend of May 12/13 2018. Here is 1E63,a Plymouth to York service,approaching Standish Junction,having just passed Stonehouse on the evening of the 12th.
43378 is in charge of Cross Country's 1V44 06:11 Leeds - Plymouth as it passes over Cockwood Harbour in Devon.
While the land side of the railway here now has a fence alongside it, the sea side does not- unfortunately it isn't so accessible either!
More pictures from this trip to Devon and Cornwall are on my blog here.
photographiée à Troyon (Meuse)
elle était posée dans l'herbe avec d'autre blocs de pierre de diverse formes.
Une tige de métal sortait de sa base.
Cross Country HST with Class 43 No.43357 passes Tiverton Loop,with the 06:11 Leeds to Plymouth service,on the 11th of January 2023.
"The Hill of Crosses (Lithuanian: About this sound Kryžių kalnas (help·info)) is a site of pilgrimage about 12 km north of the city of Šiauliai, in northern Lithuania. The precise origin of the practice of leaving crosses on the hill is uncertain, but it is believed that the first crosses were placed on the former Jurgaičiai or Domantai hill fort after the 1831 Uprising.[1] Over the centuries, not only crosses, but giant crucifixes, carvings of Lithuanian patriots, statues of the Virgin Mary and thousands of tiny effigies and rosaries have been brought here by Catholic pilgrims. The exact number of crosses is unknown, but estimates put it at about 55,000 in 1990[2] and 100,000 in 2006."