Memorial
St Saviours Parishioners - WW1
Current Location
St Saviour's Church, Kings Road, Westcliff On Sea, Southend On Sea, Essex, SS0 8LL, England
OS Grid Reference
TQ 862 860
Denomination
Church of England
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Window
- WMR Reference Number
- 22699
- Description
- PAIR OF STAINED GLASS WINDOWS, EACH OF THREE LIGHTS. FLANKED BY ASSOCIATED STONE TABLETS WITH NAMES AND WITH TWO SMALLER TABLETS BELOW. LEFT WINDOW DEPICTS: LEFT LIGHT - ST GEORGE AND ENGLISH LIONS; RIGHT - CHRIST CRUCIFIED; RIGHT - ST ANDREW, SCOTTISH LION AND SWORD. RIGHT WINDOW DEPICTS: LEFT LIGHT - ST PATRICK AND HARP; CENTRE - CHRIST; RIGHT: ST DAVID AND RED DRAGON
- Inscription
- (LEFT WINDOW) GREATER LOVE HATH/ NO MAN THAN THIS (RIGHT WINDOW) I AM COME THAT/ THEY MIGHT HAVE LIFE (ACROSS BOTH WINDOWS) TO THE HONOUR &/ GLORY OF GOD & TO/ THE MEMORY AND PRAISE/ OF OUR NOBLE MEN/ WHO DIED IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919 (TABLET 1) ROLL OF FAME/ OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ AND ITS CHURCHES WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ "THEY SHALL NOT GROW (?) OLD AS WE THAT ARE LEFT/ SHALL GROW OLD"/ SERVERS AND CHORISTERS/ (NAMES)/ CHORISTERS/ (NAMES)/ SCOUTS/ (NAMES)/ MEMBERS/ (NAMES)/ SONS OF MEMBERS/ (NAMES) (TABLET 2) ROLL OF FAME/ OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ AND ITS CHURCHES WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ "LET US SEE TO IT THAT THEY WHO GAVE THEIR/ BEST SHALL NOT HAVE DIED IN VAIN"/ PARISHIONERS/ (NAMES) (TABLETS 3 AND 4) PARISHIONERS/ (NAMES)
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 197
- Died
- 197
- Information shown
- surname, forenames, date of death, additional
- Order of names
- additional THEN date of death
- Sponsor Type
- public
- Maintenance History
- 2011: Damp reported by the church building team to be affecting tablets. Team will be seeking funding for conservation.
Components
- Window
Made from: Stained Glass
Condition: Good
- Tablets
Height: 30"
Width: 65"
Made from: Stone
Condition: Poor
- Part image of the names tablets- https://www.stsaviourswestcliff.org.uk/stsaviourswarmemorial.htm