Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Winchester
Town
Winchester
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First and Second Anglo-Afghan Wars (1839-1842 and 1878-1880)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
49927

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Current location

South Presbytery Aisle
Winchester Cathedral
The Close
Winchester
Winchester
Hampshire
SO23 9LS
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 48223 29267
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
EIGHT LIGHT STAINED GLASS WINDOW WITH TRACERY LIGHTS AT THE TOP. FIGURES DEPICTED IN EACH OF THE LIGHTS AND INSCRIPTION PLACED ALONG THE BASE OF THE LOWER LIGHTS. THE UPPER FOUR LIGHT DEPICT, LEFT TO RIGHT, ST MICHAEL, GABRIEL, UNKNOWN AND RAPHAEL. THE LOWER FOUR LIGHTS DEPICTED, LEFT TO RIGHT, ST PETER, ST JAMES, ST JOHN AND ST PAUL
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF JAMES JOSEPH COLLINS LIEUT. COL 60TH ROYAL RIFLES/ WHO COMMANDED THE 2ND BATTN OF HIS REGT. THROUGH THE AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 1879-8 AT THE CLOSE OF WHICH HE WAS CALLED TO HIS REST IN PARADISE OCT 8TH 1880/ AT NARI BANKS, BI HIS BODY RESTS IN LEATHERHEAD CHURCHYARD WHEN CHRIST WHO IS OUR LIFE SHALL APPEAR THEN SHALL YE ALSO APPEAR WITH HIM IN GLORY
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Collins, James Joseph
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Commemorations
  • First and Second Anglo-Afghan Wars (1839-1842 and 1878-1880)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, surname, date of death, regiment, place of death, forenames, place of burial, manner of death, age, additional
    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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