Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
Single light stained glass window with figure depicted in the light and dedicatory inscription at the base. The figure is of St Andrew with nimbus and wearing a blue outfit. He stands with a bible in his right hand and his left hand resting on a tree.
He is not listed anywhere (CWGC included) save on the memorial erected at Whitby, Yorkshire, in 1917, by the British India Steam Navigation Company, in commemoration of all those who lost their lives in the tragedy.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
Kilmodan and Colintraive Church
Street
Kyles View, approx 1 mile south of the ferry landing
Town
Colintraive
District
Argyll And Bute
Country
Scotland
Postcode
PA22 3AS
OS map ref
NS 04405 73477
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations
Church of Scotland

M A Macfeat (Hospital Ship Rohilla Tragedy at Whitby) Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF/ MY SON MATTHEW A MACFEAT/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918
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?
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, forename
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Components
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
Window
What condition is this component in?
Good
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Stained Glass
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
Memorial Cost
Additional information related to cost or sponsorship
Donated by his father
References
References
Scottish War Memorials Project http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/warmemscot-ftopic3325.html
BUILDINGS OF SCOTLAND by GIFFORD, JOHN 196 Source: Image Library Argyll and Bute volume
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Rohilla
The Glasgow Herald, Tuesday, 30th October, 1917.
"In Memoriam.
TARBET.- In fondest remembrance of our darling boy, Matthew, who was lost by the wreck of the hospital ship Rohilla at Whitby, on the 30th October, 1914, aged 19 years.
He saw a new Heaven, and a new earth
And there was no more sea.
-Inserted by his Father and Mother, Ardtalla (looks like), Colintraive, Kyles of Bute."
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Media ID
63409
Window
Priority
0
What is the image's caption?
Window
Copyright Statement
Copyright John Hendry
Who is it credited to?
John Hendry
Date Taken
June 2008
Who took or provided this image?
John Hendry
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
69583
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Filename
colintraive4.jpg
Media Image Height
758
Media Image Width
568