Grandsons Of Charles John Blagg

TWO LIGHT WINDOW WITH DEDICATORY WOODEN BOARD BEARING INSCRIPTION. WINDOW DEPICTS BIBLICAL FIGURES AS BELOW LEFT LIGHT DEPICTS THE MARTYR STEPHEN KNEELING AND PRAYING FOR HIS MURDERERS. RIGHT LIGHT DEPICTS VICTORIOUS FIGURE OF ARCHANGEL MICHAEL OVERCOMING THE DRAGON

Inscription

WINDOW: AD DEI GLORIAM ET IN HONOREM FORTIUM/ THEY GAVE THEIR OWN SELVES TO THE LORD/ THEY SHALL SEE OF THE TRAVAIL OF THE SOULS AND BE SATISFIED PLAQUE: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN EVERLOVING AND GLORIOUS/ MEMORY OF THE THREE GRANDSONS OF CHARLES JOHN BLAGG/ OF GREENHILL (HE DIED MAY 3RD 1915) AND OF FRANCES CAROLINE/ HIS WIFE (SHE DIED OCT 7 1896): WILLIAM AUBREY BOWERS, AGED 29, DIED OF/ WOUNDS GOMMECOURT JULY 2 191. JOHN HOMFRAY ADDENBROOKE AGED 20/ KILLED IN ACTION BEAUMONT HAMEL NOV 23 1916. CHARLES JOHN BEECH/ MASEFIELD MC AGED 35, DIED OF WOUNDS NEAR LENS JULY 2ND 1917/ ALL HELD COMMISSIONS IN THE NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT/ "MAKE THEM TO BE NUMBERED WITH THY SAINTS IN GLORY EVERLASTING"/ THIS WINDOW WAS GIVEN BY JOHN RICHARD BEECH MASEFIELD AND SUSAN/ HIS WIFE OF ROSEHILL (FATHER AND MOTHER OF THE LAST NAMED)

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Addenbrooke, John Homfreay
Bowers, William Aubrey
Masefield, Charles John Beech
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Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 3
Served and returned: 0
Died: 3
Exact count: yes
Information shown: year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships,decorations
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Window
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stained Glass
Board
Measurements: height 25IN, width c.356 mm
Materials: Wood

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Private

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