NAM.1982-08-22-1

Temporary grave cross, 1917. Erected to mark the grave of Maj Arthur Ion Fraser DSO, 9th Hodson’s Horse, killed in action 30 Nov 1917. Made of simple plain wood, possibly oak (?), cross with pieces of wood joining the corners of the cross bar to the upright; the bottom is decayed from its insertion into the ground. The surface of the wood has been painted white but this has been worn away. Maj Fraser is buried at VIllers-Faucon Communal Cemetery, France,

World War One, Western Front (1914-1918)