Capt H F Elgee | IWM War Memorials Register

Memorial Details

What type of memorial is it?

How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?

TWO LIGHT STAINED GLASS WINDOW. LEFT LIGHT DEPICTS ST HUGH, RIGHT LIGHT DEPICTS ST ANDREW. QUATREFOIL ABOVE SHOWS CHRIST ON THE CROSS. ALSO CARVED WOODEN TABLET. INSCRIPTION SET WITHIN CARVED OVAL WREATH OF LAUREL AND RIBBONS. TUDOR ROSE CARVED IN EACH CORNER OF TABLET. INCISED LETTERING.

Reason for status change (if applicable/optional)

10/4/2021: visited church. My photo unsuitable. Referenced website has image. Details checked, amended slightly.

Location

Has this memorial been lost?

Location

Is this the memorial's current location?

Yes

Building Name

ST ANDREWS CHURCH

Town

Chilcomb

District

Winchester

County

Hampshire

Country

England

Postcode

SO21 1HZ

OS map ref

SU 50716 27928

If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations

Church of England

Capt H F Elgee Location

Commemoration

What words are inscribed on the memorial?

THE GLASS IN/ THE EAST WINDOW/ WAS GIVEN TO THE GLORY/ OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF/ HUGH FRANCIS ELGEE/ OF CHILCOMB MANOR./ CAPT 2ND BATT SOUTH WALES/ BORDERERS. KILLED IN/ THE DARDANELLES/ 6TH JULY, 1915./ R.I.P.

War

How many names are listed in total?

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?

Of the names listed, how many died?

What information is listed for those commemorated?

rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death

Condition

Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?