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Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Boothferry
Town
Goole
County
Humberside
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
34657

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Current location

ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST CHURCH
Church St
Goole
Boothferry
Humberside
DN14 5AT
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 740 230
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
TWO LIGHT STAINED GLASS WINDOW, DECORATED AS BELOW, WITH INSCRIPTION RUNNING ACROSS BASE AND BRASS PLAQUE ON SLOPING STONE LEDGE LH LIGHT HAS REGIMENTAL BADGE AND ST GEORGE ABOVE KNEELING ANGEL, RH LIGHT HAS ST MAURICE ABOVE A KNEELING KNIGHT.
Inscription
(ON WINDOW) TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF MAURICE/ MOXON WADSWORTH CAPTAIN 5TH BATT. R.O.Y.L.I./ WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION AT YPRES ON THE 9TH JULY 1915 "AND HOW CANMAN DIED BETTER/ THAN FACING FEARFUL ODDS/ FOR THE ASHES OF HIS FATHERS,/ AND THE TEMPLES OF HIS GODS."/ MACAULAY'S LAYS OF ANCIENT ROME
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Wadsworth, Maurice Moxon
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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
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Window
    Measurements: height 25FT, width 4FT 8"
    Materials: Stained Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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