Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
Five light stained glass window with tracery. The theme of the window is said to be 'The Everlasting Kingdom of Peace superseding the times of conflict and trouble in the world'. The centre light depicts Jesus standing on a rainbow, bearing an orb and sceptre. The centre right window shows a soldier kneeling before Jesus. With the soldier is St Michael. The centre left light shows St George in armour and red cloak. Also here is St Gabriel and St Uriel. The extreme left light depicts Abram fighting against three kings, and the extreme right light depicts David and the Amalekites. Above these five lights are canopies, the centre of which shows a dove. The lower part of the central lights shows the Last Supper. The lower part of the extreme left light is Melchizedek offering bread and wine to Abram, in the door of a tent. The image in the extreme right light is the Good Samaritan. There are inscriptions in various parts of the window, including many biblical references. In the tracery can be seen various Coats of Arms and Regimental Colours. There is framed information regarding the window hung nearby,
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
Holy Trinity Church
Street
Green Porch La
Town
Milton Regis
District
County
Country
Postcode
ME10 2HA
OS map ref
TQ 90890 65410
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations

Brevet Major G L S Ray Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
Centre left and right panels on a ribbon: Well done, thou good and faithful servant, enter thou into the joy of thy Lord. / Greater love hath no man than this: that a man lay down his life for his friends. //
Left panel: Abram divided himself against / them he and his servants by / might and smote them. //
Centre panel: He maketh wars to / cease in all the world. //
Right panel: David smote the Amalekites / from the twilight even unto / the evening of the next day. //
Bottom on 2nd and 3rd panels: Jesus took bread and blessed it and brake it and gave it to the disciples and said take eat this is my body and he took the cup / and gave thanks and gave it to them saying drink ye all of it for this is my blood of the new testament. //
Bottom on 4th and 5th panels: To the glory of God and in memory of Brevet-Major George Lake Sidney Ray, 5th Fusiliers, aged 31, who / while in command of mounted Infantry, was killed in action at Magersfontein, S Africa, on / Dec 11, 1899, in attempting to save a wounded comrade - he was the only child of Sidney and Marian / Ray, and Grandson of George and Elizabeth Ray, of this parish, who died Aug 13 and Aug 17, 1854.
War
How many names are listed in total?
1
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
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, forenames, surname, regiment, age at death, manner of death, place of death, date of death, relationships
How is this information ordered?
Rank, forenames, surname, regiment, age at death, manner of death, place of death, date of death, relationships
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
What is the memorial's maintenance history?
2006: Some slight damage to one of the panels has been reported.
Components
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
What condition is this component in?
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Scholarship
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No
Record Notes
When was this memorial first recorded?
12 July 2006
Who originally recorded this memorial?
W. J. Rowe
Other Notes
46, Crossways, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 4RJ, Tel: 01795 421446
Maker
Maker
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
T F Curtis, Ward and Hughes
What role did they have in the making?
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
T F Curtis, Ward and Hughes
What role did they have in the making?
References
References
https://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/britishinfantry/northumberlandray.htm
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Media ID
75910
Image
Full window
Priority
0
What is the image's caption?
Full window
Who is it credited to?
Stephen Palmer www.hrgs.co.uk
Date Taken
14/09/2019
Who took or provided this image?
Stephen Palmer www.hrgs.co.uk
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
83147
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Filename
milton_-_ray_stained_glass_window.jpg
Media Image Height
3642
Media Image Width
2400
Media ID
75911
Image
Top Right inscription
Priority
1
What is the image's caption?
Top Right inscription
Who is it credited to?
Stephen Palmer www.hrgs.co.uk
Date Taken
14/09/2019
Who took or provided this image?
Stephen Palmer www.hrgs.co.uk
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
83150
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Filename
milton_-_ray_stained_window_right_top.jpg
Media Image Height
2592
Media Image Width
3888
Media ID
75912
Image
Top Middle Inscription
Priority
2
What is the image's caption?
Top Middle Inscription
Who is it credited to?
Stephen Palmer www.hrgs.co.uk
Date Taken
14/09/2019
Who took or provided this image?
Stephen Palmer www.hrgs.co.uk
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
83149
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Filename
milton-ray-stained-window-middle-top.jpg
Media Image Height
2592
Media Image Width
3888
Media ID
75913
Image
Top Left Inscription
Priority
3
What is the image's caption?
Top Left Inscription
Who is it credited to?
Stephen Palmer www.hrgs.co.uk
Date Taken
14/09/2019
Who took or provided this image?
Stephen Palmer www.hrgs.co.uk
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
83151
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Filename
milton_-_ray_stained_window_left_top.jpg
Media Image Height
2592
Media Image Width
3888
Media ID
75914
Image
Bottom Left Inscription
Priority
4
What is the image's caption?
Bottom Left Inscription
Who is it credited to?
Stephen Palmer www.hrgs.co.uk
Date Taken
14/09/2019
Who took or provided this image?
Stephen Palmer www.hrgs.co.uk
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
83152
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Filename
milton_-_ray_left_bottom.jpg
Media Image Height
2592
Media Image Width
3888
Media ID
75915
Image
Bottom Left 2nd panel Inscription
Priority
5
What is the image's caption?
Bottom Left 2nd panel Inscription
Who is it credited to?
Stephen Palmer www.hrgs.co.uk
Date Taken
14/09/2019
Who took or provided this image?
Stephen Palmer www.hrgs.co.uk
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
83153
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Filename
milton_-_ray_left_middle_bottom.jpg
Media Image Height
2592
Media Image Width
3888
Media ID
75916
Image
Bottom Right 3rd panel Inscription
Priority
6
What is the image's caption?
Bottom Right 3rd panel Inscription
Who is it credited to?
Stephen Palmer www.hrgs.co.uk
Date Taken
14/09/2019
Who took or provided this image?
Stephen Palmer www.hrgs.co.uk
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
83154
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Filename
milton_-_ray_right_middle_bottom.jpg
Media Image Height
2592
Media Image Width
3888
Media ID
75917
Image
Bottom Right Inscription
Priority
7
What is the image's caption?
Bottom Right Inscription
Who is it credited to?
Stephen Palmer www.hrgs.co.uk
Date Taken
14/09/2019
Who took or provided this image?
Stephen Palmer www.hrgs.co.uk
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
83155
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Filename
milton_-_ray_right_bottom.jpg
Media Image Height
2592
Media Image Width
3888
Media ID
189394
Image
Framed information describing stained glass window nearby
What is the image's caption?
Brevet Major G L S Ray
Who is it credited to?
Orphan Work 54550
Date Taken
Unknown
Who took or provided this image?
Orphan Work 54550
What is its licence type?
Orphan work
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Image Height
1465
Media Image Width
2071