Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Window
- District
- Newcastle Upon Tyne
- Town
- Newcastle Upon Tyne
- County
- Tyne And Wear
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- A. K. Nicholson, London (Makers)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 87663
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Current location
In the east wall of St. George's Chapel
St. Nicholas' Cathedral
St. Nicholas Square
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Tyne And Wear
NE1 1PF
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 24995 64027
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- A two light stained glass window depicting St. Edmund and St. Edward the Confessor with their respective coats of arms. A large section across the foot of the two lights contains the dedication and the family's coat of arms. The final paragraph records the death of Captain Bigge. Eight military badges and medals are in the tracery. See also our reference 64344 at Hepple
- Inscription
- ... THEIR DEARLY BELOVED ONLY SON/ CAPTAIN JOHN NEVILLE BIGGE,/ KING'S ROYAL RIFLE CORPS, WAS KILLED MAY 15, 1915,/ AGED 27, AT FESTUBERT DURING THE GREAT WAR
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bigge, John Neville
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, forenames, surname, regiment, date of death, age at death, place of death,
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
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