Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
Four light stained glass window, with figures representing, left to right: Saul in his armour; David playing his harp; Solomon with a model of the Temple; Ezechias holding a book. Above are scrolls across the window with an inscription in Latin.
In the tracery above are floral finials surmounted by crowns, and above these, in the centre, the badge of the King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment); on the left the insignia of St Michael and St George; on the right that of the Bath.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
Radley College
Street
Kennington Rd
Town
Radley
District
Vale Of White Horse
County
Oxfordshire
Country
England
Postcode
OX14 2HR
OS map ref
SU 5183799507
Other Details
In the Chapel on the north side.

Major General Sir E R P Woodgate KCMG CB Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
Scrolls across the window: QUOMODO OCCIDERUNT FORTES./ APPREHENDE ARMA ET SCUTUM ET EXERGE IN ADJUTORIUM MIHI./ REDIMET IN PACE ANIMAM MEAM AB HIS QUI APPROPINQUANT MIHI./EFFUNDE FRAMEAM ET CONCLUDE ADVERSUS EOS QUI PERSEQUUNTER ME.
At the foot of the window: THIS WINDOW IS DEDICATED TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ IN MEMORY OF MAJ.-GEN. SIR EDWARD ROBERT/ PREVOST WOODGATE, K.C.M.G., C.B., WHO DIED/ ON THE 22nd OF MARCH 1900 FROM WOUNDS RECEIVED/ WHILE IN COMMAND OF THE FORCES ON SPION KOP.
War
How many names are listed in total?
1
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
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,place of death,forename,manner of death,decorations
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?
Unknown
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Glass
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Sponsorship
Was the memorial sponsored by any organisations or individuals?
private
Scholarship
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No
Maker
Maker
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
MESSRS BURLISON & GRYLLS
What role did they have in the making?
Designer
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
MESSRS BURLISON & GRYLLS
What role did they have in the making?
Builder
Ceremony
Ceremony
Ceremony
What was the purpose of the ceremony?
Unveiled
When did it take place?
29 June 1904
Who was present?
Archbishop of Canterbury
Ceremony
What was the purpose of the ceremony?
Dedicated
When did it take place?
29 June 1904
Who was present?
Archbishop of Canterbury
References
References
For Remembrance and in Honour of Those Who Lost Their Lives in the South African War 1899-1902 by Gildea, James p.9 Published:Eyre and Spottiswoode 1911 London
The Times 30 June 1904 p.7
The History of Radley College 1847-1947 by A K Boyd p.263 Published:Basil Blackwell 1948 Oxford