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Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Dudley
Town
Oldswinford
County
West Midlands
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Placed
    Date: Before 6th December 1915
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
43371

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Current location

South Chapel
St Marys Church
Rectory Road
Oldswinford
Dudley
West Midlands
DY8 1HA
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 90792 83179
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Three light stained glass window depicting Christ saving St Peter on the Sea of Galilee. Flags of the Allied Nations in 1914 and the family coat-of-arms depicted at top.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD .. / ... / ,,, // AND IN LOVING MEMORY / OF ROBERT HENRY GRAZEBROOK R N / ENGINEER COMMANDER // OF H M SHIP CRESSY / FORMERLY OF H M YACHT VICTORIA / AND ALBERT ... // ... HE ASKED LIFE OF / THEE AND THOU GAVEST IT HIM / FOR EVER AND EVER ... (Image with dates of birth and death)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forenames, surname, service, ship's name, former ship's name
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Details: Given by his mother
Reference
  • Birmingham Daily Post - Monday 06 December 1915 Page 2 THE LOSS OF H.M.S. CRESSY. MEMORIAL WINDOWS TO ENGINEER-COMMANDER GRAZEBROOK.
  • Gloucester Journal - Saturday 11 December 1915 Page 1

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