Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
MAGNIFICENT NINE LIGHT WINDOW DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS, DECORATED AS BELOW

CENTRE LIGHT DEPICTS JOSHUA WITH HIS SWORD POINTING TO THE SUN AND ON HIS LEFT HAND THE SHIELD OF THE LION OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH. ON THE LEFT IS DAVID AS A YOUNG MAN WITH SLING AND STONE IN RIGHT HAND AND SHEPHERDS CROOK IN LEFT. ON THE RIGHT IS JONATHAN WITH HIS BOW AND ARROW. ON THE EXTREME LEFT IS A REPRESENTATION OF LT COL THOMSON IN THE UNFORM OF COLONEL OF THE REGIMENT STANDING IN FRONT OF YORK MINSTER. EXTREME RIGHT IS A FIGURE OF A SAILOR, WITH A BACKGROUND OF A WW1 BATTLESHIP AND HMS VICTORY. UPPER PORTION OF THE WINDOW DEPICTS JOSHUA EMERGING FROM HIS TENT STANDING IN A POSITION OF AWE AND WONDER AT THE ANGEL OF THE LORD CLAD IN SHINING ARMOUR , REPRESENTING THE CAPTAIN OF THE LORDS HOSTS. TO THE RIGHT OF THIS SCENE ARE ANGELS BEARING THE SHIELD OF THE 5TH YORKSHIRE REGIMENT AND A NAVAL CREST
Reason for status change (if applicable/optional)
07/02/2021 Reference added, also minor corrections and 10 figure grid reference.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
ST LEONARDS CHURCH
Street
Church Hill
Town
Malton
District
Ryedale
County
North Yorkshire
Country
England
OS map ref
SE 78849 71680
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations
Church of England

Lieutenant Colonel J A R Thomson DSO and 5th Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
THIS WINDOW IS ERECTED TO THE GLORY OF/ GOD, AND IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF LIEUT-/ COLONEL J A RAYMOND THOMSON, D.S.O.,/ AND CROIX DE GUERRE (GOLD STAR), KILLED IN/ ACTION AT CRAONNE, IN FRANCE, MAY 27TH/ 1918, BY HIS UNCLE ROBERT METCALFE J.P.;/ ALSO IN MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS, NON-COMMIS/ SIONED OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE 5TH YORKSHIRE/ REGIMENT, WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES DURING THE/ GREAT WAR 1914 - 18/ (NAMES)
War
How many names are listed in total?
18
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?
18
What information is listed for those commemorated?
surname,rank,forename,decorations
How is this information ordered?
rank,surname
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Components
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
History
Sponsorship
Was the memorial sponsored by any organisations or individuals?
private
Additional Notes
Additional general notes on the memorial
THE GREEN HOWARDS GAZETTE, P135
Ceremony
Ceremony
Ceremony
What was the purpose of the ceremony?
Unveiled
When did it take place?
01st June 1919
Who was present?
LT-COL THE HON TATTON WILLOUGHBY
References
References
http://www.maltonnortonmemorials.org.uk/page95.html
Raymond Thomson

Col. Thomson’s niece Vivian Hirst records “Great-Uncle Robert gave an unusual and beautiful East Window to St. Leonard's Church, Malton. It was unusual in that the figure of Christ was not present, the theme being carried out by the story of Joshua, David and Jonathan, and angels, each pointing with meaning to the unseen glory of the Christ.

The idea was entirely Great-Uncle Robert's and difficulty was encountered in obtaining permission for the window, because of the absence of Christ's image. It was also unusual in that the actual face and form of Uncle Raymond were depicted on the right side of the stained glass, and the symbolic figure of a sailor on the left."
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Media ID
104019
Entire window
Priority
0
What is the image's caption?
Entire window
Copyright Statement
Copyright Matthew Thompson
Who is it credited to?
Matthew Thompson
Date Taken
9 November 2020
Who took or provided this image?
Matthew Thompson
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
114688
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Filename
30747_matthew_thompson_9_november_2020.jpg
Media Image Height
3024
Media Image Width
3312