Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
SIX LIGHT STAINED GLASS WINDOW, THREE LIGHTS ABOVE THE OTHER. IN THE LOWER THREE LIGHTS A SOLDIER KNEELS IN THE CENTRE FLANKED BY ST GEORGE AND ST MICHAEL. INSCRIPTION IN THE CENTRE LIGHT. IN THE UPPER LIGHTS IS A FIGURE OF JESUS WITH ARMS OUTSTRETCHED AND FLANKED BY ANGELS ON EITHER SIDE.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
ST LAURENCE CHURCH
Town
Meriden
District
Solihull
County
West Midlands
Country
England
OS map ref
SP 252 817
Other Details
ON THE SOUTH WALL
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations
Church of England

Capt E N Bankes Window Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
THEY THAT WAIT UPON THE LORD / SHALL RENEW THEIR STRENGTH / TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN EDWARD NUGENT BANKES LATE / QUEENS BAYS ATTACHED DUBLIN FUSILIERS / WHO FELL IN ACTION AT ST JULIEN APR. 26 1915
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,place of death,forename,manner of death
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Which organisation is the custodian of the memorial?
ST LAURENCE CHURCH
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
Sponsorship
Was the memorial sponsored by any organisations or individuals?
private
Scholarship
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No
Memorial Cost
Additional information related to cost or sponsorship
PAID FOR BY MRS BANKES. SEE ALSO MEMORIAL CROSS FUNDED BY MRS BANKES, OUR REF 17573.
Maker
Maker
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
F, W AND R CAMM
What role did they have in the making?
Designer