Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
THREE LIGHT STAINED GLASS WINDOW WITH STONE DEDICATORY PLAQUE BENEATH

SINGLE STANDING FIGURE IN EACH LIGHT OF THE WINDOW, ALL WITH SWORDS. CENTRAL FIGURE REPRESENTS ST GOERGE KILLING THE DRAGON. SUN ABOVE THE THREE FIGURES WITH RAYS OF LIGHT REACHING DOWN TO THEM. SIX SHIELDS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LEFT AND RIGHT PANELS OF THE WINDOW AND IN THE MIDDLE A WOODEN CROSS WITH CHARLES MERCER NAIRNE ON THE HORIZTONAL SECTION OF THE CROSS.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
St Marys Church
Street
Church Street
Town
Calne
District
North Wiltshire
County
Wiltshire
Country
England
Postcode
SN11 0HU
OS map ref
ST 99901 70904
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations
Church of England

Maj C G F Mercer Nairne Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
THE WINDOW ABOVE THIS INSCRIPTION WAS GIVEN TO CALNE CHURCH/ BY HENRY 5TH MARQUESS OF LANSDOWNE AND MAUD EVELYN HIS WIFE/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND TO THE MEMORY OF THEIR BELOVED SON/ CHARLES GEORGE FRANCES MERCER-NAIRNE/ MAJOR 1ST ROYAL DRAGOONS/ WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION OCTOBER 30TH 1914/ IN HIS 41ST YEAR/ NEAR YPRES IN BELGIUM WHERE HIS BODY RESTS./ "NOT IN VAIN NOT UNHONOURED NOT FORGOTTEN THEY GAVE UP THEIR LIVES"
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?
No
Of the names listed, how many died?
1
What information is listed for those commemorated?
rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,place of burial,manner of death,age of death,relationships
How is this information ordered?
rank,regiment,forename,place of death,place of burial,age of death,year died,manner of death,relationships
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Components
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
Plaque
What condition is this component in?
Good
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Stone
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
Window
What condition is this component in?
Good
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
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Media ID
178102
Black inscribed text on a stone plaque
Priority
0
What is the image's caption?
Maj C G F Mercer-Nairne - plaque
Copyright Statement
Mike Guttridge
Who is it credited to?
Mike Guttridge
Date Taken
02/08/2021
Who took or provided this image?
Mike Guttridge
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Image Height
1536
Media Image Width
2048
Media ID
178103
Stained glass window.
Priority
0
What is the image's caption?
Maj C G F Mercer-Nairne - window.
Copyright Statement
Mike Guttridge
Who is it credited to?
Mike Guttridge
Date Taken
02/08/2021
Who took or provided this image?
Mike Guttridge
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Image Height
1536
Media Image Width
2048