Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
EIGHT LIGHT STAINED GLASS WINDOW FORMED BY TWO ROWS OF FOUR LIGHTS. THE LATIN COMMEMORATION RUNS ACROSS THE BASE OF THE UPPER AND LOWER ROWS: THE NAMES ARE IN THE WINDOWS OF THE LOWER ROW, THE UPPER ROW CONTAINS HERALDIC COATS OF ARMS INCLUDING THAT OS THE SCHOOL (THIRD FROM THE LEFT) AND ESSEX (ON THE RIGHT). EIGHT TRACERY LIGHTS ARE ABOVE THE WHOLE, THE CENTRAL FOUR CARRYING THE NAMES OF THE FOUR SCHOOL HOUSES.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building No
6
Building Name
Royal Grammar School
Street
Lexden Road
Town
Colchester
District
County
Country
Postcode
CO3 3ND
OS map ref
TL 98782 24861

Colchester Royal Grammar School - WW2 Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
IN PIAM MEMORIAM HUIUS SCHOLAE ALUMNORUM QUI TERRA MARI CAELO PRO PATRIA/ OBIERUNT MCMXXXIX-MCMXLV Absentes Adsunts Mortui Vivant/ (NAMES)/ INSIGNI PIETATE PLENA MANU HANC FENESTRAM DONO DEDIT/ ALICIA SHAW JEFFREY MCMLI*
Translation - IN PIEOUS MEMORY OF THE STUDENTS OF THIS SCHOOL WHO DIED LAND SEA HEAVEN FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ 1939-1935 Absent Present Dead Alive/ (NAMES)/ A HAND FULL OF SIGNIFICANT PIETY GIVES THIS WINDOW AS A GIFT/ ALICIA SHAW JEFFREY MCMLI
War
How many names are listed in total?
70
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
Is the total an exact count?
Yes
Of the names listed, how many served and returned?
0
Of the names listed, how many died?
70
What information is listed for those commemorated?
surname, Initals
How is this information ordered?
surname
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Components
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
What condition is this component in?
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Scholarship
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No
Additional Notes
Additional general notes on the memorial
Various sources mention that 73 ex-pupils and members of staff were killed in WW2: it is not clear why the memorial carries only 70 names.
References
References
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Media ID
104872
Image
Priority
0
Who is it credited to?
Jon Hughes
Date Taken
16 November 2020
Who took or provided this image?
Jon Hughes
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
115626
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Filename
crgs_w_1.jpg
Media Image Height
1479
Media Image Width
1725
Media ID
104873
Image
Priority
1
Who is it credited to?
Jon Hughes
Date Taken
16 November 2020
Who took or provided this image?
Jon Hughes
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
115627
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Filename
crgs_w_2.jpg
Media Image Height
1661
Media Image Width
2061
Media ID
104874
Image
Priority
2
Who is it credited to?
Jon Hughes
Date Taken
16 November 2020
Who took or provided this image?
Jon Hughes
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
115628
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Filename
crgs_w_3.jpg
Media Image Height
1661
Media Image Width
2122