Captain R V Clark

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Window
District: Mendip
Town: Doulting
County: Somerset
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 24584

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Current location

Church Lane
St Aldhelms Church
Church
Doulting
Mendip
Somerset
BA4 4QE
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 64623 43134
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

2 light stained glass window with a figure in each light and inscription at the base. Left light: Main figures are of a soldier being blessed by Christ. Below them is a figure blowing a horn and surmounting a shield. The shield has two crescents between two crosses above a black boar's head and the words "AMAT VICTORIA CURAM" Right light: St Catherine is depicted in the light. A bugle horn is below her with a badge of the Cameronians.

Inscription

LEFT LIGHT: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND/ IN LOVING MEMORY OF CAPTAIN/ ROBERT VERE CLERK THE/ CAMERONIANS SCOTTISH RIFLES/ ONLY SON OF LT COLONEL ROBERT RIGHT LIGHT: MILDMAY CLERK DL JP CHARLTON/ HOUSE, SHEPTON MALLET * KILLED/ IN ACTION AT KRITHIA, GALLIPOLI/ 28TH JUNE 1915 AGED 31/ A GOOD SOLDIER OF JESUS CHRIST/ BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART FOR THEY SHALL SEE GOD

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Clark, Robert Vere
Clark, Robert Vere
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Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: no
Information shown: Rank, year died, regiment, place of death, forename, manner of death, age of death, relationships, additional
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Window
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined

Listing information

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

PCC

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