Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Taunton Deane
Town
West Monkton
County
Somerset
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
25167

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Current location

St Augustines Church
Church Hill
West Monkton
Taunton Deane
Somerset
TA2 8QT
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 2624328435
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Stained glass window of two lights depicting the 12 year old Christ, with his parents, talking to the scribes inthe Temple. On the wall below the window is a rectangular tablet of light brown marble with carved border.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ THIS WINDOW IS ERECTED BY BEQUEST OF RICHARD PERCY LEWIS/ IN MEMORY OF/ HIS MOTHER, SISTER, BROTHER/ RICHARD PERCY LEWIS, MAJOR 2ND DEVON RGT, LT COL 10TH MANCHESTER RGT,/ WAS MORTALLY WOUNDED AND DIED ON SEPT 7TH 1917 IN FLANDERS AGED 43./ HE SERVED IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR 1900 AND IN THE NAUDI EXPEDITION 1905 - 06/ AND WAS PRESENT AT THE LANDING AT GALLIPOLI 1915./ HIS BODY REST IN YPRES CEMETERY./ "THEY SHALL BE MINE, SAITH THE LORD OF HOSTS, IN THAT DAY WHEN I MAKE UP MY JEWELS"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Lewis, Richard Percy
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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: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,place of burial,manner of death,age of death,relationships,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Pink
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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