Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
Two stained glass windows in memory of Captain Fleming and Lieutenant Alcock.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
Yes
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
No
Building Name
Old Church of St john
Town
Barlaston
District
Stafford
County
Staffordshire
Country
England
OS map ref
SJ 880 380
Other Details
Within the grounds of Barlaston Hall
If the memorial has been moved, please indicate why
Reported october 2018 to have been removed in the early 1980's when there was a possibility that the hall and church would be demolished due to severe subsidence. The glass was removed and stored but unfortunately no one knows where.

Captain J H Fleming And Lieutenant E Alcock MC (Lost) Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF / JAMES HAMILTON FLEMING OF BARLASTON THE BELOVED / HUSBAND OF JOSEPHINE FLEMING. CAPTAIN AND ADJATANT/ OF THE 1ST 5TH NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE REGT. KILLED / IN ACTION AT THE HOHENZELLERN REDOUBT ..... 13TH OCT 1915 AGED 37 YEARS R.I.P.
War
How many names are listed in total?
0
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
First World War (1914-1918)
Is the total an exact count?
No
What information is listed for those commemorated?
rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
What is the memorial's maintenance history?
OLD VICTORIAM CHURCH WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED BY MINING SUBSIDENCE DURING 1980. COAL BOARD ADVISED THAT THE CHURCH BE VACATED IMMEDIATELY. IN 1983 A NEW CHURCH WAS BUILT. VARIOUS MEMORIALS FROM THE OLD CHURCH WERE RELOCATED TO THE NEW CHURCHWITH EXCEPTION OF STAINED GLASS WINDOWS COMMEMORATING CAPT HAMILTON AND LT ALCOCK. AS PART OF THE FABRIC OF THE BUILDING THEY BECAME PROPERTY OF NEW OWNERS. WINDOWS WERE REMOVED TO AVOID DAMAGE AND STORED INSIDE THE OLD CHURCH IN PACKING CASES.
Components
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
Window
What condition is this component in?
Unknown
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Stained Glass
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Scholarship
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No