Memorial Details What type of memorial is it? Window How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation? Two lancet lights with associated tablet. Each light contains a knight or saint above a small war scene. Tablet has a marble backboard and is set into the wall below the lights and contains the commemoration. Location Has this memorial been lost? No Location Location Is this the memorial's current location? Yes Building Name Holy Trinity Church Street Church Road Town Penn, High Wycombe District Chiltern County Buckinghamshire Country England Postcode HP10 8NY OS map ref SU 91632 93282 If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations Church of England Lieutenant Colonel H Hill MVO DSO Location Commemoration What words are inscribed on the memorial? TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF / BREVET LIEUT-COLONEL HUGH HILL M.V.O. D.S.O. / ROYAL WELCH FUSILIERS, GENERAL STAFF. BORN MAY 10TH 1875 / KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE SEPT 10TH 1916, AND LAID TO REST AT BETHUNE. / ONLY SON OF THE LATE JAMES EARDLEY HILL BARRISTER AT LAW / AND KATHARINE SHEPPERSON OF THIS PARISH AND GRANDSON OF / THE LATE SIR HUGH HILL.(...). A JUDGE OF THE QUEEN'S BENCH OF / CRAIG DONERAILE CORK, FORMERLY OF LITTLE PIPE STAFFORDSHIRE. / "THINK ONLY THIS OF ME. THAT THERE'S SOME CORNER / OF A FOREIGN FIELD THAT IS FOREVER ENGLAND........ / AND THINK THIS HEART ALL EVIL SHED AWAY / GIVES SOMEWHERE BACK THE THOUGHTS BY ENGLAND GIVEN" / THIS WINDOW IS PLACED BY HIS DEVOTED MOTHER. 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, forename, surname, decorations, regiment, date of birth, manner of death, place of death, date of death, place of burial, relationships. Condition Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read? No Components Component Component Details Which memorial component are you recording? Tablet What condition is this component in? Good What materials has this component been constructed from? Marble Listing Information Does it have listed status? No Component 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 Record Notes Who originally recorded this memorial? Mr. Clinton Lawson Image(s) Memorial Image Media ID 158293 Image What is the image's caption? Black and white image of window and tablet Who took or provided this image? Orphan work What is its licence type? Orphan work Is this image evidence of inscribed names? ✖ Media Image Height 949 Media Image Width 630
Media ID 158293 Image What is the image's caption? Black and white image of window and tablet Who took or provided this image? Orphan work What is its licence type? Orphan work Is this image evidence of inscribed names? ✖ Media Image Height 949 Media Image Width 630