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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Window
- District
- North Wiltshire
- Town
- Box
- County
- Wiltshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 23908
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Current location
ST THOMAS A BECKET CHURCH
Box
North Wiltshire
Wiltshire
England
OS Grid Ref: ST 824 664
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- ELABORATE THREE LIGHT WINDOW (LEFT) AN ANGEL HOLDING A SHEAF OF CORN; (CENTRE) ST GEORGE WITH SWORD AND BANNER; (RIGHT) ANGEL HOLDING A LAUREL WREATH
- Inscription
- (LEFT) PEACE/ MY TIMES ARE IN THY HAND (CENTRE) MEA GLORIA FIDES/ ALL GLORY BE TO GOD/ THANKSGIVING FOR THE LOVING MEMORY OF/ GEORGE JOHN WATSON BORN MAY 13TH 1878/ MORTALLY WOUNDED IN ACTION AT LINDLEY/ SOUTH AFRICA MAY 31ST 1900 DIED JUNE 6TH FOLLOWING (RIGHT) REST/ IS IT WELL WITH THE CHILD/ AND SHE ANSWERED IT IS WELL
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Watson, George John
See details - Commemorations
- Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: no
Information shown: year died,place of death,forename,place of birth,manner of death
Order of information: Undefined
- Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
- 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 - Sponsorship
- Private
- Responsibility
- PCC
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