Memorial

W G Usher

Window commemorating Major W. G. Usher in St George's Church, Fovant

Source: Copyright Stephen MacDonald-Brown

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Current Location

North Aisle - NAE, St. George's Church, Church Lane, Fovant, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP3 5LA, England

ST 99617 29562

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Window
WMR Reference Number: 57015
Description: Three gothic arch stained glass windows. Left window, at centre: shield with cross of St. George within a wreath. Centre window: figure of St George holding a spear, standing astride a dragon. Right window: Pelican within a wreath Across the width of the three windows, at base: inscription within a scroll
Inscription: S GEORGE // To the Glory of GOD / and in Memory of the / Rev. Robert Usher M.A. // Rector of this Parish 1919-1942 // died 22nd June 1943 aged / 78 years / and of his wife Alice Mabel Usher // died 9th January 1948 aged / 75 years and his youngest son / Major W.G. Usher killed // in Italy 31st December / 1944 whilst serving / with the 8th Army.

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Surname, rank, year died, regiment, place of death, relationships

Window

Made from: Glass, Lead

Condition: Good

Church Stained Glass Windows http://www.stainedglassrecords.org/Ch.asp?ChId=39496 Stained Glass Windows at St. George Fovant, Wiltshire