Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
North Wiltshire
Town
Chippenham
County
Wiltshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
Christopher W Whall (Designer)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
43498

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Current location

St Andrews Church
Market Place
Chippenham
North Wiltshire
Wiltshire
SN15 3HT
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 9226273211
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Stained glass window with four lights. Inscription across four lights. Light on far left depicts St Michael and portraits of the three brothers, with kneeling woman, and family crest. Left light depicts Archangel Raguel (?), scales of justice and Flanders crosses with badge of 114 Maharattas. Right light depicts Archangel Michael with sun, crosses, flowers, Flanders crosses and badge of East Yorks Regiment. Far right light depicts Archangel Raphael (?) with scenes of war and badge of Wiltshire Regiment.
Inscription
Window: PRINCIPS EXERCITUS DOMINI GLORIA IN EXCELSIS DEO ET IN TERRA PAX ABGELUS DOMINI SANCTUS SIT IN IFINERE VESTRO/ VOX IN RAMA AUDIJA EST VISISUNTOCCALIS ENSIPIENTUM MORI ETAESIMATA EST AFFLITIO EXITUS QUORMODODO SEDET SOL/ PLORATUS ET ULULATUS ILLORUM ET QUODA A NORIS EST ITER EXTERMINIUM CIVITAS PLENA POPULO/ REQUIESCANT IN PACE Window, base: TO THE GLORY OF GOD IN MEMORY OF THREE SONS OF MERVYN SEPPING AND HELEN JANE WILSON, HERBERT RAYMOND CAPT. IN 114 MAHARATTAS BORN SEPT 29TH 1888 KILLED IN ACTION IN MESOPOTAMIA JAN 9TH 1917, EVELYN SEPPINGS WILSON EAST YORKS REGT BORN MARCH 5TH 1893 KILLED IN HULLUCH FRANCE 20TH FEB 1915 GEOFFREY MERVYN UNDERHILL WILSON CAPT WILTSHIRE REGT BORN AUG 5TH 1894 KILLED IN ACTION AT LOOS FRANCE SEPT 15TH 1915
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,age of death,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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