Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Window
- District
- Solihull
- Town
- Solihull
- County
- West Midlands
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 1937
Attended by: UNKNOWN
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 17588
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Current location
On the North wall of the North Aisle
St Alphege Church
The Square
Solihull
Solihull
West Midlands
B91 3RH
England
OS Grid Ref: SP 15340 79290
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Stained glass window with two main lights and a quatrefoil light above them. Figure in each light and inscription at the base Figures depict St. Alban and St. Martin. Christ on the Cross in the quatrefoil
- Inscription
- SAINT ALBAN / SAINT MARTIN / In memory of John Shilvock Wright, / 2nd Lieutenant, 29th Siege Battery, R.G.A. born 7 February 1895. / Killed in action near Courtrai on / 7th November 1918 and who now lies buried in the / Military Cemetery at Vichte, this window / is given by his brother William Edward Wright in the year 1937. To the Glory of God / & in loving memory of / Second Lieutenant / Horace Jackson / Machine Gun Corps / who was killed in action / in France 21st March / 1918 aged 20 Years Old.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Jackson, Horace
Wright, John Shilvock
See details for all 2 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 0
Died: 2
Exact count: yes
Information shown: forenames, surname, rank, regiment, date of birth manner, place and date of death, place of burial, additional
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
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