A rare historical artefact from World War I, found languishing among rubbish in a Lumsden church, has been preserved for future generations.
The hand-crafted wooden cross, which marked the grave of Captain Eric Buckingham Alley in a cemetery near Flanders, was believed to be one of only two crosses of its type in New Zealand.
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Soldier's cross found under junk pile
Labels:
Burial Records,
Death Records,
Graves,
World War 1,
WW1
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