MAM4

Site St John the Baptist Church, Church lane Mamble DY14 9JY

Latitude 52.341565

Longitude -2.458116

Date erected c1919

Stainglass window

Names of Fallen

Surname	Forename	Rank	Number	Regiment	Date of Death	Age	Country	Notes Place of Death or Remembrance	Ref
Aston	Edwin	Private	16608	1st Royal Fusilliers	01 Jul 1916	19	France	Connaught Cemetery, Thiepval Panel E. 9	MAM4
Davies	Harry	Private	26896	6th Kings Shropshire Light Infantry	12 Sep 1917		Belgium	Talana Farm Cemetery, Grave 111. J. 22	MAM4
Jones	Edwin	2nd Lieutenant	E02	1st Royal garrison Artillery	14 Apr 1918	26	Belgium	Locre Hospice Memorial, Panel A6	MAM4

The History of War Memorial Window

in St John the Baptist Church Mamble

Inside St John the Baptist Church Mamble there are twin stained (Painted) glass lancet windows, which match the adjacent Johnson Window Memorial.(MAM3)

1st Image: 

Figure of St Oswald, Wording below as follows:-

“This window is erected to the glory of God

and the memory of the men of the Parish

who fell in the Great War of 1914-1918”.

2ndImage

Figure of St Alban, wording below as follows: 

“Edwin Aston July 1st 1916

Harry Davies Sept 12th 1917

Edwin Jones April 14th 1918”

It was commissioned after hostilities ended 1919.  

Benefactors included the People of the Parish and the Aston family (Colliery Managers), Davies family  (Innkeeper and Farmers) and Jones family (Farmers) 

Sources                                                                                                                             

Rememberthefall.co.uk Find my Past, British Legion Everyone Remembered, Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), IWM Memorial Register, Worcestershire Regiment,

Compilers Name Stephanie Higgs    Photos by  Stephanie Higgs        Date 27 Oct 2018