Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
The largest, three-light part of a stained glass window, it depicts Jesus with a number of youths around him. The name and commemoration are in the bottom, right hand corner.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
Clayesmore School Chapel
Street
Blandford Road (A350)
Town
Iwerne Minster
District
County
Country
Postcode
DT1 8LL
OS map ref
ST 86315 14681
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations

Major G T Cliff Location

Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
No
Building Name
Clayesmore School Chapel
Town
Winchester
District
County
Country
If the memorial has been moved, please indicate why
School moved from Winchester to Iwerne Minster in 1933, and a new chapel was built at the school's new location in 1937.
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations
What year was it moved?
1933
Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
Across the bottom of the main, three lights - O LORD GOD THOU ART MY TRUST FROM MY YOUTH/

Bottom, right corner - To the glory of GOD and in memory and in memory of Major/ Grosvenor Talbot Cliff, Chevalier de la Legion/ d' honneur, 3rd Dragoon Guards who served in the/ South African War and in the Great War 1914-1919/ Died at Tincourt France 1918./ This window is placed here by his wife & three sons
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?
surname, rank, year of death, regiment, place of death, forenames, decorations, additional
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?
1
Of the names listed, how many died?
0
What information is listed for those commemorated?
surname, rank, year of death, regiment, place of death, forenames, decorations, additional
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Which organisation is the custodian of the memorial?
Clayesmore School
What is the memorial's maintenance history?
This window was previously part of the wood chapel, but was moved into the replacement chapel that was constructed in 1956.
Components
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
What condition is this component in?
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Dimensions
How high is the component?
1725mm
How wide is the component?
1750mm
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Sponsorship
Was the memorial sponsored by any organisations or individuals?
private
Scholarship
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No
Maker
Maker
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
Whitefriars Glass
What role did they have in the making?
Ceremony
Ceremony
Ceremony
What was the purpose of the ceremony?
When did it take place?
5 February 1922
Who was present?
Bishop Suffragan of Southampton
Ceremony
What was the purpose of the ceremony?
When did it take place?
5 February 1922
Who was present?
Bishop Suffragan of Southampton
References
References
The Clayesmorian, March 1922, pp. 90 - 92.
The Clayesmorian, January 1915.
The Clayesmorian, April 1916.
The Clayesmorian, December 1916.
The Clayesmorian, June 1918.
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Media ID
174921
Image
Center portion of stained glass window
What is the image's caption?
Major G T Cliff
Who is it credited to?
Orphan Work 55265
Date Taken
Unknown
Who took or provided this image?
Orphan Work 55265
What is its licence type?
Orphan work
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Image Height
1205
Media Image Width
1769
Media ID
174922
Image
Center portion of stained glass window
What is the image's caption?
Major G T Cliff
Who is it credited to?
Orphan Work 55265
Date Taken
Unknown
Who took or provided this image?
Orphan Work 55265
What is its licence type?
Orphan work
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Image Height
1181
Media Image Width
1765