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Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Newbury
Town
Pangbourne
County
Berkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
41431
Current location

St James the Less Church
Church Road
Pangbourne
Newbury
Berkshire
RG8 7AS
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 63422 76424
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
THREE LIGHT STAINED GLASS WINDOW WITH FIGURES DEPICTED IN THE LIGHTS. INSCRIPTION AT THE BASE FIGURE OF CHRIST ON THE CROSS IS IN THE CENTRE LIGHT. ACROSS THE BASE OF EACH LIGHT IS A LARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE CONSISTING OF KNIGHTS, HOLY WOMEN AND A SOLDIER AND A SAILOR. THE UNION FLAG AND THE AMERICAN FLAG ARE DEPICTED AT THE TOP OF THE LEFT LIGHT AND UNKNOWN BANNERS ARE DEPICTED AT THE TOP OF THE RIGHT LIGHT
Inscription
WINDOW: DEDICATED IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR MCMXIV - MCMXIX PLAQUE: IN PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING TO GOD AND TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF/ GEORGE CARLYON ARMSTRONG 2ND LIEUTENANT 1ST BATTALION COLDSTREAM GUARDS/ WHO FELL IN ACTION AT GUINCHY ON JAN 25 1915 AGED 18 YEARS AND OF ALL THOSE IN THIS PARISH WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ THIS EAST WINDOW IS THE WORK OF KARL PARSON AND WAS ERECTED BY SIR GEORGE AND LADY/ ARMSTRONG IN MEMORY OF THEIR SON GEORGE CARLYON ARMSTRONG, THEIR NEPHEW PHILIP/ ARMSTRONG AND MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY. ALTHOUGH A WAR/ MEMORIAL, THE THEME OF THE WINDOW IS PEACE.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Armstrong, George Carlyon
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    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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