Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Cotswold
Town
Westonbirt
County
Gloucestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
30275

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Current location

ST 86419 89625
Westonbirt School
Bowldown Road
Westonbirt
Cotswold
Gloucestershire
GL8 8QG
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 856 896
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Twin lancet window - St George and St Michael. Badge of the Reconnaissance Corps above St George and RAF wings above St Michael.
Inscription
BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH AND I WILL GIVE THEE A CROWN OF LIFE. / TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF MAJOR STANLEY GEORGE ALEXANDER, RECONNAISSANCE CORPS, KILLED IN ACTION IN HOLLAND SEPTEMBER 1944, AGED 34, AND HIS BROTHER PILOT OFFICER EDWIN HOLBROW ALEXANDER, RAF, KILLED IN ACTION OVER NORWAY 1940, IN HIS TWENTIETH YEAR. / ERECTED BY THEIR FATHER AND FAMILY.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Alexander, Edwin Holbrow
Alexander, Stanley George
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 2
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships
    Order of information: rank
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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