Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
A two light window showing a mounted light in the left window. Two figures in armour in the right light. A word in each of the four tracery lights.
A rectangular plaque with raised lettering explaining the circumstances of Harley Knollys Briggs’ death, commemorating his bravery.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
St Mary's Church (redundant)
Street
Capel Church Road
Town
Capel Le Ferne
District
County
Country
Postcode
CT18 7EY
OS map ref
TR 25720 40020
Other Details
North chancel wall, plaque under window

2nd Lieutenant H K Briggs Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
Window tracery: Loyalty // Faith // Hope // Courage //
Left window panel: Blessing Honour/ Glory Power be / unto him //
Banner in base of window = A sacrifice acceptable / well pleasing to God (...) 18. // Neither count I my life / dear unto myself Acts XX 24 //
Plaque: A.M.D.G. + IN MEMORY OF HARLEY KNOLLYS BRIGGS 2ND LIEUT ROYAL/ FIELD ARTILLERY WHO WAS KILLED IN THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME ON/ JULY 26TH 1916, AGED 24 YEARS. HE GAVE HIS LIFE IN TRYING TO/ HELP A BROTHER OFFICER. HE WAS THE SON OF CHARLES KNOLLYS/ BRIGGS, AND THE GRANDSON OF THE REVD. THOMAS BRIGGS OF THIS PARISH.
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?
forename, surname, rank, regiment, place of death, date of death, age at death, manner of death, relationships
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Components
Component Details
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What condition is this component in?
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
Component Details
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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
References
References
CWGC - https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/38677/briggs,-/ - accessed 1 May 2020
The Churches Conservation Trust - https://www.visitchurches.org.uk/visit/church-listing/st-mary-capel-le-ferne.html - Accessed 17 June 2018
Stained Glass Record - www.stainedglassrecords.org/Ch.asp?ChId=20864 - accessed 1 May 2020