Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
Stained-glass window with a brass plaque below.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
St Mary the Virgin Church
Street
The Green
Town
Westerham
District
County
Country
Postcode
TN16 1AU
OS map ref
TQ 44756 54093
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations

Major General J Wolfe Window Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
THIS WINDOW WAS ERECTED IN 1909,/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ MAJOR GENERAL JAMES WOLFE/ CONQUEROR OF QUEBEC. WHO WAS KILLED IN/ THE HOUR OF VICTORY ON SEPT. 13. 1759./ JAMES WOLFE WAS BORN IN THIS PARISH ON JAN. 2. 1727./ BAPTISED IN THIS CHURCH ON JAN. 11. 1727. AND SPENT/ THE FIRST TWELVE YEARS OF HIS LIFE IN WESTERHAM.// PRO PATRIA MORI
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
What information is listed for those commemorated?
Surname, forename, rank, date of death, place of death, manner of death, place of birth, additional.
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
War Memorials Online Reference number
143473
History
Sponsorship
Was the memorial sponsored by any organisations or individuals?
public
Scholarship
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No
Maker
Maker
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
MR EDWARD BURNE-JONES
What role did they have in the making?
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
WILLIAM MORRIS
What role did they have in the making?
Ceremony
Ceremony
Ceremony
What was the purpose of the ceremony?
When did it take place?
7 November 1909
Who was present?
UNKNOWN
References
References
Kent by Mee, Arthur A. Mee (1936) pp 471. The Times 8th November 1909 col 1.
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Media ID
13877
Image
Window
Priority
-2
What is the image's caption?
Window
Who is it credited to?
Susan Featherstone
Media Description
Image date 26 May 2013.
Who took or provided this image?
Susan Featherstone
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
15380
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Filename
62172_csusan_featherstone_2013_05_26_a.jpg
Media Image Height
4000
Media Image Width
3000
Media ID
9006
Image
Plaque
Priority
-1
What is the image's caption?
Plaque
Who is it credited to?
Susan Featherstone
Media Description
Image date 26 May 2013.
Who took or provided this image?
Susan Featherstone
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
15379
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Filename
62172_csusan_featherstone_2013_05_26_b.jpg
Media Image Height
2112
Media Image Width
2816