Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
North Kesteven
Town
Nocton
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Faculty Granted
    Date: 5 October 1918
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
59679

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Current location

North side of the nave
All Saints Church
The Green
Nocton
North Kesteven
Lincolnshire
LN4 2BG
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 06070 64130
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Two light stained glass window with a circular rose light above and the dedication across the bottom of both lights. St Oswald shown in left light with a machine gun beneath, in the right light is St Ethelreda [sic St Etheldreda] with a tank below. The Small circular rose light has the badge of the Tank Corps at centre.
Inscription
Across both lights: To the Glory of God and in memory of/ Leslie Halkes Wray, who at the call of his country/ became a soldier in The Machine Gun Corps/ and afterwards in The Tank Corps and was/ killed in action at Cambrai on 20th Nov. 1917./ This window is erected by his father & mother 1918.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Wray, Leslie Halkes
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forenames, regiments, date of death, place of death, manner of death, relationships, additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: height 1210mm, width 1750mm
    Materials: Stained Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Reference
  • Faculty Book 222 / Book 13, 05 October 1918
  • Parish Magazine June 2009 p.1

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