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Current location
South aisle
St. Nicholas and St. Faith Church
Station Road
Saltash
Caradon
Cornwall
PL12 6AN
England
OS Grid Ref: SX 43104 58815
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Three-light stained glass window depicting the dedicatee in armour kneeling (in left light) at the feet of Christ who holds a crown (centre light). In the third light is an angel, also kneeling, and two angels are playing wind instruments in the tracery above the three lights. Main commemoration runs across the base of the three lights.
- Inscription
- Within left light - We thou faithful/ unto death Within right light - And will give thee/ the crown of life Across base of all three lights - TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN DEAR MEMORY OF JOHN SCARLET PYM DCM SCOUT SARGENT ROYAL CANADIAN/ DRAGOONS AFTERWARDS SECOND LIEUTENANT THE QUEEN'S REGIMENT KILLED IN ACTION ON THE RIVER / SOMME 5TH DECEMBER 1916 ONLY SON OF FLORA AND WALTER H J PYM PAYM CAPTAIN ROYAL NAVY
- 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: Forename, surname, honours, rank, regiment, place and date of death, relationships
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Window
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stained Glass
- Window
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Cornish Stained Glass, www.cornishstainedglass.org.uk/mgsdb/window.xhtml?churchid=194&locid=131, accessed 14 June 2023
- www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/36074/PYM, JOHN SCARLETT
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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