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Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Staffordshire Moorlands
Town
Checkley
County
Staffordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
51138

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Current location

ST MARY AND ALL SAINTS CHURCH
Checkley
Staffordshire Moorlands
Staffordshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 028 379
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
THREE LIGHT STAINED GLASS WINDOW WITH FIGURE DEPICTED IN THE CENTRE OF THE LIGHTS. DEDICATORY INSCRIPTION PLACED BELOW THE FIGURE. FIGURE OF ST GEORGE KILLING THE DRAGON IS DEPICTED IN THE WINDOW. A LAUREL WREATH FRAMES THE SCENE ROYAL ARMS DEPICTED AT THE TOP OF THE CENTRE LIGHT. SIX UNKNOWN SHIELDS ARE DEPICTED IN THE LEFT AND RIGHT HAND LIGHTS.
Inscription
PRAY FOR THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Arthur, Rginald
Bostock, Chas
Burton, Dridge
Bustock, John
Durose, Thos
Heath, William
Hodgson, Sami
King, Harry
King, Reginald
Philips, Mark H
See details for all 14 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 28
    Served and returned: 14
    Died: 14
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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