Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Newport
Town
Bassaleg
County
Gwent
Country
Wales
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
17585

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Current location

St. Basil's Church
Caerphilly Road
Bassaleg
Newport
Gwent
NP10 8GN
Wales

OS Grid Ref: ST 27728 87127
Denomination: Church in Wales

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Description
Three light window depicting Saints as below. Names are recorder on plaques in the reveals to the window. Lights depict: Centre - knight stamping on a dragon; left - St. George; right - St. David. Above them are mourning angels carrying the regimental badge.
Inscription
(ON WINDOW) ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS, NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE 17TH WELSH REGIMENT IN MEMORY OF THEIR ORIGINAL EXPEDITIONARY/ FORCE AND OF THE COMMANDING OFFICER LIEUT. COLONEL CHARLES JOSEPH WILKIE, FORMERLY CAPTAIN IN THE OXFORD AND BUCKS 52ND L.I./ HE SERVED IN THE TIRAH CAMPAIGN AND IN FRANCE AND WAS KILLED IN ACTION AT MAROC NEAR LENS ON OCT. 16TH IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1916 (ON PLAQUE) TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF/ THE OFFICERS & MEN OF THE/ 17TH BATTALION THE WELSH REGT/ WHO FELL DURING THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Wilkie, Charles Joseph
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 258
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 258
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,rank
    Order of information: rank,surname
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: height 2050MM, width 1050MM
    Materials: Stained Glass
Condition
History
MAY REQUIRE RE-LEADING (1999)
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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