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Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Stafford
Town
Haughton
County
Staffordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
29060

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Current location

The Parish Church of Saint Giles'
Beech Close
Haughton
Stafford
Staffordshire
ST18 9EX
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 86568 20490
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
STAINED GLASS WINDOW OF TWO LIGHTS. LEFT-HAND LIGHT SHOWS INTERIOR OF CHURCH WITH CIVIL CONGREGATION AND PRIEST DURING COMMUNION SERVICE. RIGHT-HAND LIGHT SHOWS COMMUNION SERVICE ON BATTLEFIELD WITH SOLDIERS IN UNIFORM. ALTAR COVERED BY UNION FLAG. WRECKED CHURCH IN BACKGROUND. OBLONG MARBLE TABLET TO LEFT OF WINDOW. TABLET SET ON TWO BRACKETS HAS CURVED AND PEAKED TOP. CARVED LAUREL BORDER. LETTERING INCISED AND PAINTED BLACK. INCISED AND PAINTED CROSS ABOVE INSCRIPTION.
Inscription
ACROSS BASE OF WINDOW - A.M.D.G. THIS WINDOW AND TABLET ARE DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF HAUGHTON WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THE COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR ANNO DOMINI 1914-1919. WHEN THE HOUR IS DARKEST, COME WHAT MAY, THE SOUL IN US IS FOUND AND SHALL NOT DIE. MARBLE TABLET - 1914 - 1919 / SONS OF THIS PLACE LET THIS BE SAID / THAT YOU WHO LIVE ARE WORTHY OF YOUR DEAD / THESE GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT YOU MAY REAP / A RICHER HARVEST ERE YOU FALL ASLEEP. / (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abberley, Frank
Butler, Thomas
Butler, William Henry
Elton, Frederick James
Fowell, William
Mould, John Thomas
Mould, William
Parker, Arthur George
Redfern, Alfred
Redfern, John George
See details for all 11 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 11
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename, decorations
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: height 3 m EST., width 1.5 m EST
    Materials: Stained Glass
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 75cm Est, width 75cm Est
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
  • Church of St Giles
  • Grade II*
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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