Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
TWO LIGHT WINDOW WITH REGIMENTAL BADGE IN UPPER PIERCING. SCENE DEPICTS MEETING OF CHRIST WITH THE SORROWING SISTERS AT BETHANY, AFTER THE DEATH OF LAZARUS, AS RECORDED IN ST JOHN CH. 11 V. 32. CHRIST AND HIS DISCIPLES IN ONE LIGHT, MARY BOWED DOWN WITH ANGUISH AND MARTHA, MOURNFUL, IN THE OTHER. TEXTS IN GOTHIC SCRIPT:" I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE", "THY BROTHER SHALL RISE AGAIN"," BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART, FOR THEY SHALL SEE GOD", " DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI"
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
CATHEDRAL
Town
Down
District
Down
County
Down
Country
Northern Ireland
Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
TO THE GLORY OF GOD, AND TO THE DEAR MEMORY OF JAMES THOMSON SEEDS, M.A., LL.D., CAPTAIN 5TH BATTALION/ ROYAL IRISH RIFLES (ROYAL SOUTH DOWN MILITIA), ELDER SON OF THE LATE WILLIAM SEEDS OF BALLYMOTE,/ DOWNPATRICK, BORN OCTOBER 26TH, 1870, DIED AT KROONSTADT, SOUTH AFRICA, JUNE 1ST, 1901, THIS WINDOW IS DEDICATED
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?
surname,rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,age of death,relationships
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?
Glass
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Scholarship
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No
Maker
Maker
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
MESSRS HEATON, BUTLER & BAYNE
What role did they have in the making?
Designer
Ceremony
Ceremony
Ceremony
What was the purpose of the ceremony?
Dedicated
When did it take place?
15th December 1902
Who was present?
DEAN OF DOWN
References
References
For Remembrance and in Honour of Those Who Lost Their Lives in the South African War 1899-1902 by Gildea, James 311 Published:Eyre and Spottiswoode 1911 London