Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Window
- District
- West Lindsey
- Town
- Glentham
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 48896
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Current location
St. Peter's Church
Church Close
Glentham
West Lindsey
Lincolnshire
LN8 2EW
England
OS Grid Ref: TF 00306 90459
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- The window shows in the centre light St George in armour carrying a standard with the Arms of England (Gules 3 lions passant guardant in pale or) standing on a blue dragon. The four heraldic panels are the Crest of the Cholmeley family A demi griffin sable winged or holding a helm proper (this is diplayed on an open helm with Or and Gules mantling), the Arms of a Cholmeley Baronet Gules 2 helms argent and in base a garb or with the badge of a baronet (this is displayed hung on a cut green branch), the badge of the Grenadier Guards and the Arms of the widowed Janetta Cholmeley on a lozenge, Cholmeley impaling quartered arms 1 and 4 Or 2 bars gules (for Sibthorp (correctly the Sibthorp Arms are Argent 2 bars gules within a bordure sable)) 2 and 3 Or a bend azure between 3 leopards heads gules (for Waldo) (Again it is displayed hung from a cut green branch)
- Inscription
- FOR KING AND/ COUNTRY/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF MONTAGUE AUBREY ROWLEY CHOLMELEY, 4TH BART. OF EASTON, GRANTHAM AND NORTON PLACE, LINCOLN:/ CAPTAIN IN THE GRENADIER GUARDS, BORN 12TH JUNE 1876, KILLED IN ACTION NEAR FESTUBERT, FRANCE ON CHRISTMAS EVE 1914. THIS WINDOW IS PLACED HERE BY HIS WIFE JANETTA.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Cholmeley, Sir Montegue Aubrey Rowley
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forenames, surname, title, rank, regiment, date of birth, manner of death, place of death, date of death, relationship, additional
Order of information: Surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Window
Measurements: height 3225 mm, width 1700 mm
Materials: Stained Glass
- Window
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Private
- Reference
- The Aristocracy and the Great War by Gerald Gliddon p.232 Published:Gliddon Books 2002 Norwich, Norfolk
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