Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Fenland
Town
Wisbech
County
Cambridgeshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
3464

Support IWM

Donate with Just Giving

Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.

Current location

The stained glass panel is suspended in the west window of the church; the associated plaque bearing the names of the fallen is on the adjoining wall.
St Peter and St Paul Church
Church Terrace
Wisbech
Fenland
Cambridgeshire
PE13 1BL
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 46284 09544
Denomination: Church of England

View location on Google Maps
Previous locations
  • Barton School
    Barton Rd
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Two-light stained glass window, depicting St George, with associated arch-topped marble tablet bearing the names of the fallen beneath a carving of St George slaying the dragon. A smaller tablet hangs below, recording the identity of the headmaster who erected the memorial.
Inscription
Window: St George. He endured, as seeing him that is invisible / Dedicated by Old Boys of Barton School to the honoured memory of th e/ Bartonians who gave their lives for Justice and Right in the Great War, 1914-1918. Memorial tablet: DEDICATED BY THE "OLD BOYS" / OF THE BARTON SCHOOL, / TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN LOVING AND HONOURED / MEMORY OF THE BARTONIANS. / (names) / WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES / FOR JUSTICE AND RIGHT / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918. Associated tablet: IN AFFECTIONATE MEMORY OF / JAMES WEST STANTON . M.A. / (CHURCHWARDEN) / FOR MANY YEARS HEADMASTER OF THE / WISBECH BARTON SCHOOL / WHOSE LAST GENEROUS ACT OF DEVOTION TO HIS PUPILS / WAS THE ERECTION OF THE ABOVE MEMORIAL.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Aubin, T Stanley
Blake, W L
Bodger, Wm
Brooks, Leonard W
Bruce, Nigel
Burgis, Edward
Burks, Jack
Chapman, Fred
Chivers, J G
Clarke, Fred
See details for all 42 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 42
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 42
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename, initials
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth 60mm, height 1470mm, width 730mm
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Window
    Measurements: height C 2700mm, width C 1450mm
    Materials: Stained Glass
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height C 250mm, width C 400mm
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Details: James West Stanton (former headmaster of Barton School)
Responsibility
Parish council
Reference
  • BAK6

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.

This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:

© WMR-3464

For queries, please contact [email protected].