Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
Large stained glass window of three main lights with additional tracery lights above.
Details of window as follows :- Scenes at base of regiment on parade wearing red & gilt uniforms, dating from c17th. -18th. centuries, Warwick forest behind, Warwick Castle in the background at left & Warwick Church at right.
At top of left light is depicted St. Anne & the Virgin. At top right light is St. George slaying the dragon. Central light has regimental badge at centre & surrounded by names of theatres of battle. Places include : Namur 1695, Rolica, Pyrenes, Orthos, Niagara, Atbara, / Martinique 1794, Vimiera, Nivelle, Peninsula, South Africa, Hartourn / South Africa 1899 - 1902 / Le Cateau Marne 1914 / Ypres 1914 - 17, Somme 1916 - 18 / Arras 1917 -18, Lys / Hindenburg Line, Piave / Sari Bav (?), Baghdad / Mont Pincon, Venraij, Bremen / North / W. Europe 1940 - 45, Burma 1945
Reason for status change (if applicable/optional)
Grid reference & address updated.
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
Warwick
District
Warwick
County
Warwickshire
Country
England
Postcode
CV34 4AB
OS map ref
SP 2815664958
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations
Church of England

Royal Warwickshire Regiment - WW2 Window Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
THEY THAT WAIT UPON THE LORD / SHALL RENEW THEIR STRENGTH. THEY SHALL / MOUNT UP THEIR WINGS AS EAGLES, THEY SHALL RUN AND NOT BE WEARY, / THEY SHALL WALK AND NOT FAINT / TO THE MEMORY OF ALL RANKS OF THE ROYAL WARWICKSHIRE REGIMENT / FORMERLY THE VI TH REGIMENT OF FOOT WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES DURING THE WAR / 1939-1945
War
How many names are listed in total?
0
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
Second World War (1939-1945)
Is the total an exact count?
Yes
Of the names listed, how many served and returned?
0
Of the names listed, how many died?
0
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?
Unknown
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Stained Glass
Dimensions
How high is the component?
c 4000 mm
How wide is the component?
c 6000 mm
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Scholarship
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No
Ceremony
Ceremony
Ceremony
What was the purpose of the ceremony?
Unveiled
When did it take place?
13th. June 1952
Who was present?
Field Marshall Viscount Montgomery of Alamein.
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Media ID
32659
Mark Newton 29.08.2017
Priority
0
What is the image's caption?
Mark Newton 29.08.2017
Copyright Statement
Copyright Mark Newton 29.08.2017
Who is it credited to?
Mark Newton 29.08.2017
Who took or provided this image?
Mark Newton 29.08.2017
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
36797
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Filename
38530_mark_newton_29.08.2017.jpeg
Media Image Height
1280
Media Image Width
850
Media ID
32660
Mark Newton 29.08.2017
Priority
0
What is the image's caption?
Mark Newton 29.08.2017
Copyright Statement
Copyright Mark Newton 29.08.2017
Who is it credited to?
Mark Newton 29.08.2017
Who took or provided this image?
Mark Newton 29.08.2017
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
36798
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Filename
38530a_mark_newton_29.08.2017.jpeg
Media Image Height
1280
Media Image Width
850