Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
A large stained glass window with dedicatory rectangular brass plaque underneath it.

Window depicts Gideon with sword in one hand in the left hand light and Nehemiah in the right hand light. Nehemiah holds a scroll on which an inscription is written.

Regimental badge is depicted on the left hand side of the plaque and an unknown badge is depicted on the right hand side.
Reason for status change (if applicable/optional)
28.05.22: Upload 2x photos, where none were held before.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
St Pancras Church
Street
B3143
Town
Alton Pancras
District
West Dorset
County
Dorset
Country
England
Postcode
DT2 7QX
OS map ref
ST 69884 02402
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations
Church of England

Captain A C Saunders Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
Plaque: THIS WINDOW IS DEDICATED TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN ARTHUR COURTENAY SAUNDERS, / 2ND DUKE OF CORNWALL'S LIGHT INFANTRY / KILLED IN ACTION AT ST. ELOI IN FLANDERS / 14TH MARCH 1915 AGED 31 / "If I fall another must stand in my place" //

Window, left light: Gideon //

Window, right light: Fight for / your brethren / your sons and / your daughters / your wives / and your / houses / Nehemiah
War
How many names are listed in total?
1
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?
1
What information is listed for those commemorated?
Rank, forenames, surname, regiment, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age at death
How is this information ordered?
Rank, forenames, surname, regiment, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age at death
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Components
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
Plaque
What condition is this component in?
Good
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Brass
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
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
Dimensions
How high is the component?
c 1800mm
How wide is the component?
c 1050mm
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Scholarship
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Media ID
139364
Capt A C Saunders window
Priority
0
What is the image's caption?
Capt A C Saunders window
Copyright Statement
Copyright Mike Guttridge
Who is it credited to?
Mike Guttridge
Date Taken
25.05.2022
Who took or provided this image?
Mike Guttridge
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
154458
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Filename
55516_capt_a_c_saunders_window_-_25.05.2022_-_mike_guttridge.jpg
Media Image Height
1536
Media Image Width
2048
Media ID
139365
Capt A C Saunders plaque
Priority
1
What is the image's caption?
Capt A C Saunders plaque
Copyright Statement
Copyright Mike Guttridge
Who is it credited to?
Mike Guttridge
Date Taken
25.05.2022
Who took or provided this image?
Mike Guttridge
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
154459
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Filename
55516_capt_a_c_saunders_plaque_-_25.05.2022_-_mike_guttridge.jpg
Media Image Height
1536
Media Image Width
2048