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Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Newbury
Town
Pangbourne
County
Berkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
41600

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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
Two-light, stained glass window with a figure depicted in each light. St James the Less, holding a book and staff, is depicted in the left light and the right light, St Cecilia holds a small bellows driven pipe organ. Inscription spans across the bases of both lights. Just above the inscription, are two small badges, a crown with anchor in left corner and a RAF insignia badge in right corner.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF MY HUSBAND HENRY HILLCOAT R.N.R. D.S.C. B.15th OCTOBER 1880 D.30th OCTOBER 1955 AND OF / OUR ONLY SON ACT. FLIGHT LIEUT HARRY BRYAN LILLIE HILLCOAT A.A.F. B.19th OCTOBER 1913 / MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES KILLED IN ACTION 3rd SEPTEMBER 1940 . AND OF OUR YOUNGER / DAUGHTER UNA BRIAROSE LILLIE HILLCOAT B.3rd AUGUST 1926 D.24th JANUARY 1937. / EDITH MARY (MAR) HILLCOAT
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forenames, surname, unit, date of birth, honours, manner of death, date of death, relationships
    Order of information: Rank, forenames, surname, unit, date of birth, honours, manner of death, date of death, relationships
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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