Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
TWO-LIGHT STAINED GLASS WINDOW WITH QUATREFOIL AT THE TOP AND DEDICATORY PLAQUE NEARBY. ST GEORGE AND THE DRAGON IS DEPICTED IN ONE LIGHT AND ST LOUIS IS DEPICTED IN THE OTHER LIGHT. FOLIAGE IN THE QUATREFOIL. A DOVE HAS BEEN PLACED AT THE CENTRE AND ON EACH OF THE FOUR LEAVES ARE THE WORDS - GENTLENESS, COURAGE, PEACE AND GOODNESS.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
Church of the Holy Ascension
Street
Home Close
Town
Lower Oddington
District
Cotswold
County
Gloucestershire
Country
England
Postcode
GL56 0UZ
OS map ref
SP 22967 25905
Other Details
Memorial located on the west wall of the church
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations
Church of England

Lieutenant M T Johnson Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF/ MERVYN TAYLOR JOHNSON/ LIEUT. 2ND BATTALION, 24TH REGT., THE S. WALES BORDERERS/ THE DEARLY LOVED SEVENTH SON OF CAPT. WILLIAM JOHNSON, 6TH/ DRAGOON, AND ROSINA HIS WIFE, OF ODDINGTON, FELL IN ACTION/ AT THE BATTLE OF AISNE IN THE GREAT WAR ON 14TH SEPTEMBER 1914 AGED 28, BURIED AT VENDRESSE, FRANCE./ A FINE SOLDIER/ A GOOD SON/ A MOST LOYAL FRIEND/ "I THANK MY GOD UPON EVERY REMEMBRANCE OF YOU"/ "THIS WINDOW AND TABLET ARE ERECTED BY HIS DEVOTED FRIEND/ LIONEL SPILLER, MAJ. WILTSHIRE REGIMENT"
War
How many names are listed in total?
1
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
First World War (1914-1918)
Is the total an exact count?
Yes
Of the names listed, how many served and returned?
0
Of the names listed, how many died?
1
What information is listed for those commemorated?
Forenames, surname, rank, regiment, relationship, manner of death, date died, age at death
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Which organisation is the custodian of the memorial?
Church authorities / Parochial Church Council (PCC)
Components
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
Plaque
What condition is this component in?
Good
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Metal
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
Window
What condition is this component in?
Good
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Stained Glass
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
War Memorials Online Reference number
302235
History
References
References
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/323098/mervyn-taylor-johnson/
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Media ID
132498
Window
Priority
0
What is the image's caption?
Stained Glass Window
Copyright Statement
Copyright Simon
Who is it credited to?
Simon
Date Taken
14/2/2022
Who took or provided this image?
Simon
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
146603
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Filename
20965_1.jpg
Media Image Height
3072
Media Image Width
2304
Media ID
132499
Stained Glass Window
Priority
1
What is the image's caption?
Stained Glass Window
Copyright Statement
Copyright Simon
Who is it credited to?
Simon
Date Taken
14/2/2022
Who took or provided this image?
Simon
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
146604
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Filename
20965_2.jpg
Media Image Height
3072
Media Image Width
2304
Media ID
132500
Plaque
Priority
2
What is the image's caption?
Plaque
Copyright Statement
Copyright Simon
Who is it credited to?
Simon
Date Taken
14/2/2022
Who took or provided this image?
Simon
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
146605
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Filename
20965_3.jpg
Media Image Height
2708
Media Image Width
1875