Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
West Dorset
Town
Lyme Regis
County
Dorset
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
26813

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Current location

St Michael the Archangel Church
Church Street
Lyme Regis
West Dorset
Dorset
DT7 3DA
England

OS Grid Ref: SY 34337 92206
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
STAINED GLASS WINDOW OF FOUR MAIN LIGHTS. THREE LIGHTS DEPICT CHRIST AT VARIOUS STAGES AND FOURTH DEPICTS WOMAN KNEELING.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN PHILPOT, 2ND LIEUT 253 CPY/, R.E. WHO GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY IN ATTEMPTING TO SAVE TWO OF HIS MEN NEAR VERMELLES, 25TH FEBRUARY 1916.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Philpot, John
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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