Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Mid Sussex
Town
West Hoathly
County
West Sussex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
90536

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Current location

North aisle
St Margaret's Church
North Lane
West Hoathly
Mid Sussex
West Sussex
RH19 4PP
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 36340 32570
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A three light stained glass window showing a Warrior on horse; King David; Labourers in field. Inscription along the base of all three windows.
Inscription
Window: TO THE GLORY OF GOD & IN PROUD & LOVING MEMORY OF/ KENNETH WYNDHAM ARBUTHNOT/ MAJOR (..) BATTALION/ SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS/ WHO FELL AT THE BATTLE OF YPRES/ ON THE 25 APRIL 1915./ THIS WINDOW IS ERECTED BY/ HIS WIFE, CHILDREN & BROTHERS & SISTERS. Information Board: The Artist's Conception of the Window/ My thoughts first fixed on psalms 24 and 121 among others,/ with the hills as a symbol of permanence. That I thought,/ was the Spirit of Hope. Then it occurred to me/ that it expressed something surer even than Hope - Confidence./ This called up the image of a kingly singer - a warrior/ who sang of deeds and the confidence begotten of/ them: this knightly figure backed by the age old mount-/ ains, deep blue and purple with the sheltered valley/ beneath. But the figure I saw seemed to have a deeper/ significance than I was able at first to grasp. His/ head was raised upwards against a rainbow arc/ which embraced the landscape in all three lights./ His figure seemed to be an embodiment of passionate/ energy, but there was also some conviction within him/ that made (...) expression of joy. In the rainbow I/ saw vaguely (...) flags, a host of heroes. And then/ I saw the reason for his confidence and joy - the know-/ledge that all worthy human effort and energy is/ conserved; that none of it is aimless or lost; that/ it is all part of one vast constructive purpose; that/ the Now and the Hereafter are one; I don't hope/ ever to get a better interpretation of Hope than/ that offers./ Douglas Strachan/ 15 December 1919
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Arbuthnot, Kenneth Wyndham
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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: Forenames, surnames, rank, regiment, manner of death, place of death, date of death, relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood, Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Details: Wife and relations of the deceased
Responsibility
St Margaret's Church
Reference

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