Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Bracknell
Town
Sandhurst
County
Berkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
DAVID MAILE (Designer)
G. Maile & Sons (Manufacturer)
Ceremony
  • Placed
    Date: 1970
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
92916

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Current location

In the Indian Army Memorial Room
Royal Military Academy (Sandhurst)
Haig Road
Sandhurst
Bracknell
Berkshire
GU15 4PQ
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 85772 60960
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Stained glass two-mullioned window, which commemorates the service of Indian soldiers during World War Two. The central lower pane depicts a Sepoy armed with a Thompson sub-machine gun, marching through the Burma jungle beside a Sherman tank, with parachutes and aeroplanes overhead. Above that pane is one depicting a Matilda tank in North Africa. The lower left pane depicts a Sepoy holding a rifle and throwing a grenade in front of the Himalayas. The lower right pane depicts a crouching Sepoy with rifle in front of Monte Cassino. The upper left and right corners of the window depict the crests of the two Commanders in Chief during World War 2, i.e. Wavell 1941-1943 and Auchinleck 1941 and 1943-1947. Each of the panes bear the badges of specific Indian Army Divisions, including (top-left) the 10th and 23rd Divisions; (top-centre) 39th Indian Infantry Division, 6th Armoured Division, the 5th Indian Division, 26th Indian Infantry and 4th Indian Division; (top right) 14th and 9th Indian Infantry Divisions; (middle-left) 31st Indian Armoured Division, 19th and 20th Indian Infantry Divisions; (middle-centre) 17th Indian Infantry Division; (middle-right) 25th Indian Infantry, 8th Indian Infantry and the 6th Infantry Division (India); (bottom-left) 3rd Indian Infantry Division (Chindits); (bottom-centre) unidentified Infantry Division, XIV Army, and 11th Infantry Division; (bottom right) 7th Indian Infantry.
Inscription
(From left to right): WAVELL 1941-1943, NORTH AFRICA, AUCHINLECK 1941, 1943-1947/ PERSIA/ IRAQ/ SYRIA, HONG KONG/ MALAYA, GREECE/ ERITREA, BURMA, ITALY
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 2
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: The surnames and dates of tenure of the two Commanders in Chief during the releant period
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
National Army Museum Accession number NAM. 2003-05-174-1
Reference

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