Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Bassetlaw
Town
East Markham
County
Nottinghamshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Indian Mutiny (1857-1858), Non-Combat Deaths
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
26942

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Current location

ON THE SOUTH WALL OF THE SOUTH AISLE
ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH
Church Street
East Markham
Bassetlaw
Nottinghamshire
NG22 0SA
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 74314 72664
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
THREE-LIGHT STAINED GLASS WINDOW WITH TRACERY LIGHTS. INSCRIPTION AT THE BASE CIRCLE AND LOZENGE DESIGNS IN THE WINDOW (SEE FILE FOR FULL DESCRIPTION)
Inscription
LEFT LIGHT: THIS WINDOW WAS REBUILT/ AO DMI 1885/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ JOHN KIRKE LIEUT COLONEL/ ROYAL SHERWOOD FORESTERS/ PREVIOUSLY CAPTAIN/ 24TH LIGHT DRAGOONS/ WHO DIED CENTRE LIGHT: AO DMI 1826 AGE 49/ AND IS BURIED IN THIS/ CHURCH: ALSO OF THREE OF/ HIS SONS WHO DIED/ WHILE IN THE SERVICE OF/ THEIR COUNTRY/ JOHN LIEUT 11TH LIGHT DRAGOONS/ DIED AT MEERAT INDIA RIGHT LIGHT: AO DMI 1825 AGED 25 JAMES LIEUT R.A./ DIED IN JERSEY AO DMI 1833 AGE 28/ HENRY COLONEL 12TH BENGAL N.I./ DIED IN BUNDERRUND/ DURING THE INDIAN MUTINY/ AO DMI 1858 AGE 52
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Indian Mutiny (1857-1858)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 3
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,place of burial,age of death,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: height 3000MM, width 1830MM
    Materials: Stained Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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