Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Shepway
Town
Elmsted
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
First and Second Anglo-Afghan Wars (1839-1842 and 1878-1880)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
16151

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Current location

St James the Great Church
Elmsted
Shepway
Kent
TN25 5JL
England

OS Grid Ref: TR 11660 44930
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Window with associated plaque. Plaque bears inscription.
Inscription
Plaque: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND TO THE DEAR MEMORY OF/ ARTHUR HONYWOOD, LIEUT. 66TH REGT./ 4TH SON OF SIR COURTENAY HONYWOOD OF EVINGTON PLACE BART./ KILLED AT THE AGE OF 19 WHILE CARRYING THE QUEEN'S COLOUR AT THE/ BATTLE OF MAIWAND, AFGHANISTAN JULY 27TH 1880/ WHEN ALREADY BADLY WOUNDED HE HELD THE COLOURS ABOVE HIS HEAD AND CALLED ON THE MEN/ TOTALLY WITH THE WORDS- WHAT SHALL WE DO TO SAVE THESE- THE NEXT MOMENT THE FATAL SHOT CAME/ THIS WINDOW IS ERECTED BY HIS LOVING RELATIONS. Window: THY BROTHER / SHALL RISE AGAIN
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First and Second Anglo-Afghan Wars (1839-1842 and 1878-1880)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forename, surname, rank, regiment, relationships, manner of death, age at death, place of death, date of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Geograph - www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1737025 - accessed 1 May 2020
  • stained glass records - www.stainedglassrecords.org/Ch.asp?ChId=21072 - accessed 1 May 2020

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