Battlefield Cross at Felixstowe
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Battlefield Cross at Felixstowe
Image: © Adrian S Pye Taken: 24 Sep 2020
The Cross is in a case at St Peter and St Paul's church in Felixstowe. It is the original burial cross of Captain W.H.M. Kersey before a permanent headstone was erected. William Henry Myddleton Kersey was killed 17 October 1917. He served with 166 Siege Battery of the Royal Garrison Artillery. He was 25 years old. He is buried at The Huts Cemetery along with 1,094 others, he was the son of William Edward and Ada Laura Kersey, of Felixstowe.
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