Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
Stained Glass Window portraying Father Simon offering up Holy Mass near the trenches.
A marble dedication tablet is placed underneath the window.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
Yes
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
No
Building Name
Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St Simon Stock
Street
Kensington Church St
Town
Kensington
Country
Postcode
W8 4BB
OS map ref
TQ 255 799
Other Details
By side entrance
If the memorial has been moved, please indicate why
Church destroyed by a German flying bomb
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations

The Rev S S Knap Dso Mc Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
(Unknown)
War
How many names are listed in total?
1
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
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
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Components
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
What condition is this component in?
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
What condition is this component in?
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Scholarship
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No
Additional Notes
Supervisor comments
The Rev Father Knapp acted as Chaplain to the 2nd Battalion Irish Guards. He died of wounds 1st Aug.1917 received while attending the wounded.
Ceremony
Ceremony
Ceremony
What was the purpose of the ceremony?
When did it take place?
C.1919
Who was present?
FM Sir John French (Later Earl of Ypres) KP GCB OM GCVO KCMG
References
References
The Times 9/15-08-1917
8/30-05-1917
London's Catholic Churches by Rottmann, A. 106-7/1926 Published:Sands and Co 1926 London