Diane, I could photograph Hornchurch The difficult bit might be figuring out how to post them! I know - I will take a look at the many explainations already posted. Mike Mod Edit dbf: Mike, I added in the photos you emailed to me. Thanks very much, you did a great job.
Thanks Mike, I checked - I have 2 war grave photos already from Hornchurch but not this chap: GLEN, IAN GROUCUTT, Guardsman 2739223 Welsh Guards Sec. A. Grave 1773. CWGC :: Casualty Details The memorials certainly would be useful if you can manage that - no rush at all. Cheers, Diane
Diane, Popped out a couple of hours ago and got your man GLEN. Not surprised it wasn't found before, it's not a CWGC headstone - rather an unusual one. The photos of the memorial and especially the plaques are a bit tricky due to the highly reflective marble (they were only put up a few years ago) so I will go back in better lighting to re-take those. Regards, Mike
Diane, Thanks for editing to add the pics to my previous post, you are a star! Didn't take too long to find the missing grave, about an hour, and it lead to an interesting discussion with the adjacent church's maintenance man. That lead me to post a thread about a mystery plaque found recently - see main forum. All the best, Mike
Casualty Guardsman GLEN, IAN GROUCUTT Service Number 2739223 Died 30/06/1944 Aged 18 Welsh Guards Son of Gordon Duncan Glen and Lena Glen. of Hornchurch. Buried at HORNCHURCH CEMETERY Location: Essex, United Kingdom Number of casualties: 105 Cemetery/memorial reference: Sec. A. Grave 1773.