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Re: Soldier's burial
« Reply #9 on: Friday 19 September 25 19:29 BST (UK) »
  That stone is exactly the same as mine - with the R A badge in the cross.

I was thinking that Cross Headstone meant one in the shape of a cross  :-\
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« Reply #10 on: Friday 19 September 25 20:02 BST (UK) »
Don't know if this might help.
St Stephen by Saltash
St Stephen's Commonwealth War Graves
There are twenty-one Commonwealth War Grave Commission (CWGC)  WW1 graves in St Stephens-by-Saltash Churchyard. These are a mixture of standard pattern CWGC provided Commission Headstones (CH) and Family and Friends provided Private Memorials (PM). The CH belong to the CWGC: the PM do not...
https://www.saltashteamministry.org/st-stephen%C3%A2%E2%82%AC%E2%84%A2s-commonwealth-war-graves.html

So CH = Commission Headstone

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Re: Soldier's burial
« Reply #11 on: Friday 19 September 25 20:54 BST (UK) »
  Thank you! As simple as that - commission headstone!
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« Reply #12 on: Friday 19 September 25 21:05 BST (UK) »
Let's hope so!


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« Reply #13 on: Yesterday at 10:45 »
That’s a much better solution than mine  :D
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