Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
Stained glass window: Christ in Majesty. The largest window in the church has three lights, the centre light being of Christ with two angels at his feet. The right hand light is St Peter with keys and two saints above him and the left light is St Michael in armour with two angels above him. This is a large ashlar, three light perpendicular style East window, with cusped ogee heads to lights.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
St Michaels and All Angels Church
Street
27 Heritage Ct
Town
Llantarnam Near Cwmbran
District
Blaenau Gwent
County
Gwent
Country
Wales
Postcode
NP44 3HS
OS map ref
ST 30707 93156
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations
Church in Wales

Capt G P Steer Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
REMEMBER YE IN YOUR PRAYERS GORDON PEMBERTON STEER/ CAPTAIN, SOMERSET LIGHT INFANTRY, WHO WAS MORTALLY/ WOUNDED AT GIVENCHY 25TH NOVEMBER, 1915 AND DIED/ AT WIMEREUX FRANCE 26TH DECEMBER, 1915, AGED 30/ YEARS, AND ALSO ALL OTHERS WHO HAVE LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR
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?
surname,rank,year died,regiment,forename,manner of death,age of death
How is this information ordered?
forename,surname,rank,regiment,manner of death,year died,age of death
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?
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
Also CWGC Capt. G P Steer Remembered with honour Wimereux Communal Cemetery, commemorated in perpetuity.
Son of Edward and August Steer of Woodlands Malpas Gwent.
Maker
Maker
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
C E Kempe & Co Ltd
What role did they have in the making?
Designer
References
References
Other website http://tinyurl.com/2vo5zba