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Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
North Hertfordshire
Town
Hitchin
County
Hertfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1921
    Attended by: Unknown
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
3796

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Current location

South wall
St Marys Church
Churchyard
Hitchin
North Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
SG5 1HP
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 18490 29113
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Three light stained glass window with figures in each light: on the left is St George of England, on the middle, Christ, and on the right, St Michael of France. At the top section there are emblems of various allied countries. At the bottom section are three figures: St George slaying the dragon on the right, Martyrdom of St Andrew on the middle, and Satan cast out of Heaven on the left.
Inscription
Plaque below window: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF HITCHIN/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY 1914-1919./ THEY DIED THE NOBLEST DEATH A MAN MAY DIE/ FIGHTING FOR GOD AND RIGHT AND LIBERTY/ AND SUCH A DEATH IS IMMORTALITY. THIS WINDOW WAS REFURBISHED IN MEMORY OF LT COL MALCOLM JOHN CAMPBELL DSO 1915-1999. (Line breaks not known.)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Window
    Measurements: height 6000mm, width 3000mm
    Materials: Stained Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Herts Express, 12 February 1921, page 9

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