Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Winchester
Town
Winchester
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Crimean War (1853-1856)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
21940

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Current location

WEST END OF THE NORTH AISLE
Winchester Cathedral
Cathedral Close
Winchester
Winchester
Hampshire
SO23 9LS
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 48231 29263
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
This memorial has two elements (1) A multi coloured stained glass window showing a crowned figure holding a sword and sceptre standing in front of an arched aperture flanked by columns ,and immediately below (2) two stone tablets , one above the other , set into wall niches with straight sides and base and a trefoil headed top . The topmost contains the dedication and the lower one the names , all incised and coloured black .
Inscription
Upper Tablet .THE / ABOVE / WINDOW IS / DEDICATED BY THE / OFFICERS NOW SERVING / AND THOSE WHO HAVE / LATELY SERVED IN THE 97TH OR / EARL OF ULSTERS REGIMENT / TO THE MEMORY OF OFFICERS / NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS / DRUMMERS AND PRIVATES / OF THE CORPS / WHO LOST THEIR LIVES / WHEN THE REGIMENT OCCUPIED / THE PIRAEUS, GREECE, / IN CONJUNCTION / WITH THE FRENCH IN 1854 / AND DID DUTY IN THE TRENCHES / AT THE SEIGE OF SEVASTOPOL / IN 1854 AND IN 1855 / Lower Tablet .NAMES /OF.OFFICERS/WHO LOST THEIR LIVES /(names )
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Colvill, R
Dermon, J
Preston, J B
Ramsbottom, H S
Vicars, Hedley H S
See details for all 5 names
Commemorations
  • Crimean War (1853-1856)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank , initials , surname , manner of death , date of death
    Order of information: no discernable order
Components
  • Tablets
    Measurements: height c 1800, width 450
    Materials: Stone
  • Window
    Measurements: height c 1500, width c 400
    Materials: Stained Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • THE MILITARY MEMORIALS OF WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL by GOLDSMITH, RFK Source: Image Library NIWM Published:THE FRIENDS OF WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL 1974 WINCHESTER

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