Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
Three-light stained glass window with inscription at foot of right light. Left light depicts St. Mary & St. John with the family Coat of Arms at foot; right light depicts a centurion & centre light depicts Christ on the Cross.
Reason for status change (if applicable/optional)
Grid reference & address updated. Name added.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
St. Mary's Church
Street
Church Street
Town
Melton Mowbray
District
Melton
County
Leicestershire
Country
England
Postcode
LE13 0PN
OS map ref
SK 75257 19026
Other Details
Access also via Burton Street,
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations
Church of England

Captain G. E. B. Wood Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
Left light : TRULY THIS WAS THE SON OF GOD
Centre light : Greater love hath no / man than this, that a / man lay down his life / for his friends.
Right light : To the Glory of God and to the memory / of Gordon Edward Boileau Wood, Captain / Commanding Shropshire Company / Vth Battalion Imperial Yeomanry, / who was killed in action near Zeerust, / South Africa, on October xxth mdcccc, / this window was erected by his friends.
War
How many names are listed in total?
1
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
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?
rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death
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
Scholarship
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No
References
References
For Remembrance and in Honour of Those Who Lost Their Lives in the South African War 1899-1902 by Gildea, James 122 Published:Eyre and Spottiswoode 1911 London