Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
South Kesteven
Town
Billingborough
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
20522

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Current location

South wall of the Sanctuary
St Andrew's Church
Church Street
Billingborough
South Kesteven
Lincolnshire
NG34 0QG
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 11786 34247
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Two-light stained glass window with dedicatory brass plaque below. Left light depicts an advancing Officer in Service Dress with Cap carrying revolver and with stick aloft and angels above, and the right light the figure of Christ.
Inscription
Window: FAITH HOPE/ BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH/ AND I WILL GIVE THEE A CROWN OF LIFE/ Plaque: THIS WINDOW IS IN LOVING MEMORY OF CHARLES REGINALD WINCKLEY,/ SECOND LIEUTENANT, SHERWOOD FORESTERS, KILLED IN FRANCE LEADING/ AN ATTACK, ON JULY 20TH 1916, AGED 22 YEARS. HE WAS THE SECOND SON/ OF THE REVD. C.R. THOROLD WINCKLEY, VICAR OF THIS PARISH./ "Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori". EST PRO PATRIA MORI
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Winckley, Charles Reginald
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forenames, rank, regiment, date of death, age at death, place of death, how died, relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 130mm, width 685mm
    Materials: Brass
  • Window
    Measurements: height 2600mm, width 1250mm
    Materials: Stained Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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