Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
West Wiltshire
Town
Melksham
County
Wiltshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Egypt and the Sudan (1882-1899)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
24317

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Current location

ON THE SOUTH WALL OF THE SOUTH CHAPEL
ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS CHURCH
Melksham
West Wiltshire
Wiltshire
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 903 637
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
FOUR-LIGHT STAINED GLASS WINDOW WITH INSCRIPTION AT THE BASE OF THE LIGHTS. DEDICATORY INSCRIPTION IS ON A BRASS PLAQUE PLACED BELOW THE WINDOW IN THE MAIN LIGHTS ARE BIBLICAL SCENES WITH ANGELS ABOVE AND DOG ROSES AT THE SIDES
Inscription
WINDOW: SUFFER LITTLE CHILDREN/ TO COMEUNTO ME/ YOUNG MAN I SAY/ UNTO THEE ARISE/ HE SHALL GO/ TO HIM BUT/ HE SHALL NOT/ RETURN TO ME PLAQUE: THIS WINDOW IS ERECTED TO THE GLORY OF GOD: IN MEMORY OF HENRY LUDLOW LOPES: CAPTAIN 2ND BATTALION HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY; THE BELOVED SON OF RALPH LUDLOW AND ELIZABETH LOPES OF SANDRIDGE PARK BORN 16TH MARCH 1852 DIED 10TH DECEMBER 1882: OF FEVER CONTRACTED IN THE SERVIC EOF HIS COUNTRY DURING THE EGYPTIAN CAMPAIGN
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Lopes, Henry Ludlow
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Commemorations
  • Egypt and the Sudan (1882-1899)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,place of birth,manner of death,relationships,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 100MM, width 1570MM
    Materials: Brass
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
PCC

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