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

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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
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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: Rank, forenames, surname, regiment, date of death, age at death, place of death,
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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