Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
Highly detailed three light stained glass window with tracery light above. Figures depicted in each of the lights. Dedicatory inscription at the base of the lights and quotation inscribed across the tracery lights. Figure of Christ with the Crown is depicted in centre light with two cherubs at his feet holding the edges of his robe

St. Michael is depicted in left light with a knight kneeling at his feet holding a sword in his hands. Face could be of Lt. Gleed. Shield of Knight carries the RFC Motto. At the base of the light is the badge of the RFC.

St. George is depicted in the Right Light with knight kneeling at his feet. Face of knight is of Capt.Harvey who holds a helmet in one arm and a sword in the other. Badge of the Lincolnshire Regiment is depicted at base of the light.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
St. Mary and St. Nicolas Church
Street
Church St
Town
Spalding
District
South Holland
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Postcode
PE11 2QN
OS map ref
TF 25000 22400
Other Details
North Wall of Church
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations
Church of England

Lieutenant J V A Gleed And Captain C L Harvey Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
Main Lights: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF/ LIEUT. JOHN VICTOR ARIEL GLEED R.F.C. WHO GAVE HIS LIFE/ FIGHTING OVER GERMAN LINES JULY 7TH 1917 AGED 20 YEARS/ AND OF CAPT CHARLES LOWIS HARVEY/, LINCOLNSHIRE REGT. WHO DIED MAY 10TH 1917/ OF WOUNDS RECEIVED IN ACTION IN FRANCE

Tracery Lights: Be thou faithful/unto death and I/will give thee a Crown of Life.
War
How many names are listed in total?
2
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?
2
What information is listed for those commemorated?
Rank, forenames, surname, regiment,manner of death, place of death, date of death, year at death
How is this information ordered?
Surname
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Which organisation is the custodian of the memorial?
Church
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
Scholarship
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No
Additional Notes
Supervisor comments
Copy of scanned image in the file
Record Notes
When was this memorial first recorded?
12.09.2006
Who originally recorded this memorial?
Charles Anderson
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Media ID
88034
Lt J V A Gleed And Capt C L Harvey
Priority
0
What is the image's caption?
Lt J V A Gleed And Capt C L Harvey
Copyright Statement
Copyright Cheryl Arnold
Who is it credited to?
Cheryl Arnold
Date Taken
06 August 2003
Who took or provided this image?
Cheryl Arnold
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
96764
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Filename
spalding_gleed_window_003.jpg
Media Image Height
1758
Media Image Width
1134
Media ID
162618
Window
What is its licence type?
Orphan work
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Image Height
774
Media Image Width
573
Dedication
Priority
3
What is the image's caption?
Dedication
Copyright Statement
Paul Cooper
Who is it credited to?
Paul Cooper
Date Taken
09/05/2026
Who took or provided this image?
Paul Cooper
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Image Suitability
Suitable
Media Image Height
856
Media Image Width
4032