Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
Window of two main lights with further tracery lights above. Left light depicts St George in battle dress with shield and banner. Right light depicts St Michael, winged with nimbus halo killing the dragon with his staff. Inscription at base with family coat of arms at bottom left of window. Tracery lights at top include badge of Gordon Highlanders; above St George flanked by two Tudor roses and badge of Coldstream Guards above St Michael.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
St Margaret's Church
Street
Church Green, Star Lane
Town
Chipstead
District
Reigate And Banstead
County
Surrey
Country
England
Postcode
CR5 3RD
OS map ref
TQ 28339 56405
Other Details
Memorial located in north aisle
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations
Church of England

Lieutenant T H B Vade-Walpole and Lieutenant H S Walpole Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOMAS HENRY BOURKE VADE-WALPOLE LIEUTENANT / GORDON HIGHLANDERS WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE 20TH SEPTEMBER 1915 / AGED 36 AND OF HORATIO SPENCER WALPOLE LIEUT. COLDSTREAM GUARDS WHO WAS ALSO / KILLED IN ACTION 9TH APRIL 1918 AGED 36, THE ONLY SONS OF THE LATE HENRY / SPENCER VADE-WALPOLE OF STAGBURY CHIPSTEAD AND FREETHORPE NORFOLK / AND OF FRANCES SELENA HIS WIFE. THE ORIGINAL WINDOW WHICH SHE PLACED / HERE TO THEIR MEMORY WAS DESTROYED BY ENEMY ACTION ON 23RD FEBRUARY 1945
War
How many names are listed in total?
2
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?
2
What information is listed for those commemorated?
Forenames, surname, rank, regiment, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age at death, relationships
How is this information ordered?
Date of death
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Which organisation is the custodian of the memorial?
Church authorities / Parochial Church Council (PCC)
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
Dimensions
How high is the component?
1750mm
How wide is the component?
970mm
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Scholarship
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No
References
References
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/563726/thomas-henry-bourke-vade-walpole/
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/19132/horatio-spencer-walpole/
https://chipsteadvillage.org/chipstead-home-guard/2020/05/06/the-walpole-family/
https://kingscollections.org/warmemorials/kings-college/memorials/vade-walpole-thomas-henry-burke
https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/257983/
https://roll-of-honour.com/Middlesex/Lords-WW1-W.html