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Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Macclesfield
Town
Macclesfield
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
MR EDWARD BURNE-JONES (Designer)
Ceremony

  • Date: c1918
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
67297

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Previous locations
  • St Michael's Church
    Market Place
    Macclesfield
    Macclesfield
    Greater Manchester
    SK10 1HG
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SJ 91792 73710
    Denomination: Church of England
Description
Three light stained glass window depicting Mary Magdelene, The Crucifixion, and St James. below is a plain rectangular window with the quotation and the regimental badge of the Cheshire Regiment.
Inscription
"Greater love hath no man than this." TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN EVER/ LOVING MEMORY OF CAPT. CHARLES MOSS M.C./ OF THE CHESHIRE REGIMENT WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION NEAR BEERSHEBA/ NOVEMBER 6th 1917 AGED 39. THIS WINDOW IS ERECTED BY HIS SISTERS LILLIE MOSS AND GERTRUDE THOMPSTONE AND HIS UNCLE , WALTER BROWN.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, decoration, regiment, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age of death, relationships.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: height c3000mm, width c2000mm
    Materials: Stained Glass
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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