Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
LEFT HAND LIGHT OF READE FAMILY MEMORIAL WINDOW DEPICTS A KNEELING FIGURE OF A KNIGHT WITH AN ANGEL HOLDING A CROWN. THE HEAD OF THE KNIGHT IS FROM A PORTRAIT OF LT READE.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
DRUMBEG PARISH CHURCH
Town
Drumbeg
District
Lisburn
County
Antrim
Country
Northern Ireland
Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH AND I WILL GIVE THEE A CROWN OF LIFE./ TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY/ OF ROBERT ERNEST READE, DSO,LIEUTENANT/KING,S ROYAL RIFLE CORPS, 1 BATT. M.I.,SECOND SON OF/ WILMONT, CO. ANTRIM. AND OF HIS WIFE, DOROTHEA EMILY FLORENCE ROBBINS/ BORN 18 APRIL 1879, DIED 4 FEBRUARY 1901, OF WOUNDS RECEIVED IN AN ENCOUNTER WITH THE BOERS AT BOSCHMANFONTEIN IN THE TRANSVAAL, 2ND FEBRUARY.
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?
rank,regiment,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
Scholarship
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No
Maker
Maker
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
James Powell and Sons (Whitefriars) Ltd
What role did they have in the making?
Designer
References
References
For Remembrance and in Honour of Those Who Lost Their Lives in the South African War 1899-1902 by Gildea, James 309 Published:Eyre and Spottiswoode 1911 London