Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Tewkesbury
Town
Tewkesbury
County
Gloucestershire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
65613

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Current location

In central polygonal chapel on south side.
Tewkesbury Abbey
Church Street
Tewkesbury
Tewkesbury
Gloucestershire
GL20 5RZ
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 89027 32454
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Stained glass window
Inscription
A.M.D.G./ IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ (NAME)/ 5TH BATTALION GLOUCESTERSHIRE REG/ KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE SEP. 26 1915 AGED 32/ AND OF HIS BROTHER/ (NAME)/ OF THE SAME REGIMENT/ KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE AUG. 27 1916 AGED 23/ BOTH GIVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE CAUSE OF GOD/ LORD ALL PITYING JESU BLEST GRANT THEM THINE ETERNAL REST (to the memory of the only two sons of one of the churchwardens)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, Surname, forename, Service, Manner, Died place, Date of Death, Age
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Reference
  • Commonwealth War Graves Commission Lt T H Moore www.cwgc.org
  • Tewkesbury Abbey: As It Was and As It Is by W G Bannister p. 47 Published:Phillips & Probert Ltd 1932 Worcester
  • Commonwealth War Graves Commission Lt L W Moore www.cwgc.org

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