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Memorial details

Memorial type

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Second World War (1939-1945)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 12th May 1992
Attended by: COUNTESS MOUNTBATTEN OF BURMA
Dedicated
Date: 12th May 1992
Attended by: Rt Revd Edward Roberts, Major General O M Roome, Vice Lord Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight
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Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

21702

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Current location

ST GEORGES CHURCH
Arreton Street
Arreton
South Wight
Isle Of Wight
PO30 3AA
England

OS Grid Ref: SZ 53433 86762
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

THE MEMORIAL CONSISTS OF THREE LIGHT STAINED GLASS WINDOW: (left light) ARMY BADGE SUN AND SCENE FROM THE CAMPAIGN (centre light) BURMA STAR AND CAMPAIGN RIBBON, ROYAL NAVY BADGE, SOUTH EAST ASIA COMMAND BADGE, KOHIMA EPITAPH PLUS FIGURES REPRESENTING THE BRITISH AND INDIAN ARMIES, THE GURKHAS, AND QUEEN ALEXANDRA'S IMPERIAL MILITARY NURSING SERVICE. (right light) ROYAL AIR FORCE BADGE, MOON AND SCENE FROM THE CAMPAIGN To complement the stained glass window there is a Roll of Honour, in the form of a book, held in a glass case containing 272 names of the men/women who served in Burma.

Inscription

1941/ WHEN/ YOU GO HOME/ TELL THEM OF US/ AND SAY, FOR YOUR/ TOMORROW/ WE GAVE OUR/ TODAY/ 1945/ (bottom of left light) TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN/ (bottom of centre light) PROUD MEMORY OF ALL WHO/ THE BURMA CAMPAIGN/ (bottom of right window) DIED AND ALL WHO SERVED IN

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Window
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stained Glass
Window
Measurements: height c 3000mm, width c 2500mm
Materials: Stone - Sandstone

Listing information

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Condition

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History

The stone used for the window was Grunem Sandstone

Costs

Site: £13,800
Comments: Design, glazing and fitting came to £4506 Cost of stone, transport and labour was £8420 Glass was actually installed on 28/4/1992

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Other

Responsibility

Church authorities / Parochial Church Council (PCC)

Reference

memorials.iwm.org.uk/node/1601879/edit
Isle of Wight County Press on the following dates - 13/9/1991, 27/9/1991/ 18/10/1991, 1/11/1991/ 15/11/1991/ 3/4/1992, 15/5/1992, 2/10/1992/ 13/11/1992 and 7/5/1993
www.isle-of-wight-memorials.org.uk/churches/arretonstgeorgeburmastar.htm

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