- Type of Memorial
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- WMR Reference Number
- 33593
- Description
- FIVE-LIGHT STAINED GLASS WINDOW WITH FIGURES DEPICTED IN THE THREE CENTRAL LIGHTS AND INSCRIPTION AT THE BASE OF THEM. DEDICATORY BRONZE PLAQUE MOUNTED ON THE WALL TO THE LEFT. THE FIGURE OF SIR GALAHAD LEADING A WHITE HORSE DEPICTED IN THE CENTRE LIGHT IS A PORTRAIT OF WILLIAM TORQUIL MACLEOD BOLITHO: SIR GALAHAD IS FLANKED BY TWO ANGELS AND HALOED CHILDREN. THE EXTREME LEFT LIGHT HAS AN IMAGE OF THE TOWN OF YPRES. THE EXTREME RIGHT LIGHT HAS AN IMAGE OF CHATEAU HOOGE, WHERE LT. BOLITHO DIED IN ACTION. THE OUTER LEFT LIGHT HAS THE SHIELD OF CORNWALL BELOW, THE OUTER RIGHT LIGHT HAS AN ANGEL WITH A TRUMPET AND A SHIELD OF FLANDERS DEPICTED ON IT BELOW.
- Inscription
- CENTRE LIGHT: IN HONOUR OF/ WILLIAM TORQUIL/ MACLEOD BOLITHO
CENTRE LEFT LIGHT: LIEUT 19TH HUSSARS, BORN 13 NOV 1892/ FELL IN ACTION AT CHATEAU HOOGE,/ SECOND BATTLE OF YPRES, 24 MAY 1915
CENTRE RIGHT LIGHT: "AND YOU WILL SPEED US ONWARD/ WITH A CHEER, AND WAVE BEYOND/ THE STARS THAT ALL IS WELL"
FAR LEFT LIGHT: YPRES
FAR RIGHT LIGHT: HOOGE
PLAQUE: TO/ GALLANT/ MEN/ THIS WINDOW/ IS ALSO IN MEMORY OF/ HIS UNCLE/ LIEUTENANT/ TORQUIL MACLEOD R.N./ H.M.S. SERPENT/ WRECKED OFF THE COAST/ OF SPAIN NOV 10TH 1890/ AND OF HIS COUSIN/ MIDSHIPMAN/ TORQUIL HARRY/ LIONEL MACLEOD R.N./ H.M.S. GOLIATH/ AND HIS SHIPMATES/ OF THE PARISH OF PAUL/ (NAMES)/ WHO WENT DOWN WITH THEIR/ SHIPS IN THE DARDANELLES/ 13TH MAY 1915/ AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ ALL THOSE WHO DIED WITH THEM