Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Window
- District
- Barnsley
- Town
- Darfield
- County
- South Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- C W CROWTHER OF SHEFFIELD (Manufacturer)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 46631
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Current location
ALL SAINTS CHURCH
Church St
Darfield
Barnsley
South Yorkshire
England
OS Grid Ref: SE 414 043
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- THREE LIGHT STAINED GLASS WINDOW WITH ASSOCIATED PLAQUE LIGHTS DEPICT 9LEFT) ST GEORGE AND BADGE OF THE MONMOUTHSHIRE REGT; (CENTRE) FORTITUDE AND CHRIST CRUCIFIED; (RIGHT) ST LOUIS AND COLLEGE CREST
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ & IN MEMORY OF THEIR DEARLY LOVED SON 2ND LIEUT/ CHARLES MALIN CLIFTON SORBY 3RD MONMOUTHSHIRE REGT/ *KILLED IN ACTION NEAR YPRES*/ HAVING JUST RESCUED HIS WOUNDED SERGEANT UNDER/ HEAVY SHELL FIRE 8TH MAY 1915 - AGED 20 YEARS/ THIS WINDOW IS GIVEN BY HIS FAMILY THE REVD A.F. SORBY M.A./ RECTOR OF DARFIELD AND HIS MOTHER/ "YEA THOUGH I WALK THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH/ I WILL FEAR NO EVIL FOR THOU ART WITH ME/ THY ROD AND THY STAFF COMFORT ME. PSALM XXIII.4
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Sorby, Charles Malin Clifton
See details - 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,place of birth,manner of death,age of death,relationships
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height 340MM, width 570MM
Materials: Brass - Window
Measurements: height 3300MM, width 1800MM
Materials: Stained Glass
- Plaque
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Private
- Reference
- NB/NS/38
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