What words are inscribed on the memorial?
(INSCRIPTION AS IT READS AT PRESENT BECAUSE WORDING IS WRONGLY ALIGNED FOLLOWING RECONSTRUCTION AFTER FIRE DAMAGE TO THE ORIGINAL WINDOW):
IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ IN THE GREAT EUROPEAN/
GEORGE EDWARD RANDALL WHO WAS/ WAR. THIS WINDOW WAS ERECTED BY/
KILLED IN THE ... / HIS PARENTS AND HIS BROTHER.
IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ IN THE GREAT EUROPEAN/
GEORGE EDWARD RANDALL WHO WAS/ WAR. THIS WINDOW WAS ERECTED BY/
KILLED IN THE ... / HIS PARENTS AND HIS BROTHER.
War
How many names are listed in total?
1
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
Is the total an exact count?
No
Of the names listed, how many died?
1
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
What is the memorial's maintenance history?
THE ORIGINAL MEMORIAL WINDOW WAS DAMAGED IN A FIRE IN THE 1970'S AND THE REMAINS OF THE STAINED GLASS WHICH INCLUDES THE INSCRIPTION FROM IT HAVE BEEN RECONSTRUCTED TO FORM A CENTRAL PANEL IN A PLAIN GLASS WINDOW. THE INSCRIPTION, FORMERLY IN 2 LINES ACROSS THE WIDTH OF THE WINDOW, HAS NOW BEEN MOUNTED IN 3 PIECES OF 2 LINES EACH PLACED ONE BELOW THE OTHER WHICH HAS MIS-ALIGNED THE ORIGINAL WORDING
Components
Component
Which memorial component are you recording?
What condition is this component in?
What materials has this component been constructed from?
How high is the component?
1M
How wide is the component?
1M
Does it have listed status?
No
Supervisor comments
RANDALL, OF THE 1/14TH BATTN LONDON REGT (LONDON SCOTTISH) WAS KILLED AT MESSINES RIDGE ON 1ST NOVEMBER 1914. HIS NAME IS ON THE MENIN GATE MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING AT YPRES