Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Window
- District
- Oswestry
- Town
- Knockin
- County
- Shropshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: April 1920
Attended by: UNKNOWN
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 13963
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Current location
St Mary's Church
Church Lane
Knockin
Oswestry
Shropshire
SY10 8HH
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 33402 22343
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- A stained glass windown with St. George depicted in the light standing over the slain dragon. The inscription is written in the lower left-hand corner.
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY/ OF EDWARD WILLIAM WALKER D.S.O./ CAPT IN 1/7 ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS/ SON OF WILLIAM GREAVES WALKER/ RECTOR OF THIS PARISH WHO FELL/ IN ACTION AT KHUWEILFEH IN THE/ HOLY LAND ON NOV 6TH 1917 AGED 25
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Walker, Edward William
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, decorations, regiment, date of death, mannder of death, place of death, age at death.
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Window
Measurements: Undefined
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
- Wellington Journal & Shrewsbury News: 1 May 1920. Pg 11.
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