Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
Stained glass window of Christ in Glory receiving a soldier into heaven - "Christ appears to Galahad".
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
St Matthews Church
Street
71 Station Road
Town
Redhill
District
Reigate And Banstead
County
Surrey
Country
England
Postcode
RH1 1DL
OS map ref
TQ 27705 50636
Other Details
North Aisle - NA1
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations
Church of England

R Mew Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
Top of window: Though gavest him a long life / even for ever and ever
(possible more above this that not visible in photograph)

Bottom of window: Thou didst open the Kingdom / of Heaven to all believers / To the Glory of God and in memory of Roland Mew , 1st Battn The Artists' Rifles, who died in France 1st Jan 1918 from wounds received in action. Aged 19. Buried at the British Cemetery Rocquigny.
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?
forename, surname, regiment; place, date, manner of death; age at death, place of burial.
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
Scholarship
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No
Maker
Maker
Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial
James Powell & Sons
What role did they have in the making?
Makers
References
References
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/244297/MEW, ROLAND
Church Stained Glass Windows http://www.stainedglassrecords.org/Ch.asp?ChId=32568
Stained Glass Windows at St. Matthew
Redhill, Surrey
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Media ID
95282
Memorial Window commemorating Private Roland Mew, St Matthew's, Redhill
Priority
0
What is the image's caption?
Memorial Window commemorating Private Roland Mew, St Matthew's, Redhill
Copyright Statement
Copyright Brian Mawdsley
Who is it credited to?
Brian Mawdsley
Date Taken
16/06/2020
Who took or provided this image?
Brian Mawdsley
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
104801
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Filename
surrey_redhill_st_matthew_roland_mew_wwi_-_64485_1.jpg
Media Image Height
1174
Media Image Width
560
Media ID
95283
Memorial Window commemorating Private Roland Mew, St Matthew's, Redhill
Priority
1
What is the image's caption?
Memorial Window commemorating Private Roland Mew, St Matthew's, Redhill
Copyright Statement
Copyright Brian Mawdsley
Who is it credited to?
Brian Mawdsley
Date Taken
16/06/2020
Who took or provided this image?
Brian Mawdsley
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
104802
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Filename
surrey_redhill_st_matthew_roland_mew_wwi_-_64485_2.jpg
Media Image Height
757
Media Image Width
611
Media ID
95284
Memorial Window commemorating Private Roland Mew, St Matthew's, Redhill
Priority
2
What is the image's caption?
Memorial Window commemorating Private Roland Mew, St Matthew's, Redhill
Copyright Statement
Copyright Brian Mawdsley
Who is it credited to?
Brian Mawdsley
Date Taken
16/06/2020
Who took or provided this image?
Brian Mawdsley
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
104803
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Filename
1-surrey_redhill_st_matthew_roland_mew_wwi_-_64485_1.jpg
Media Image Height
149
Media Image Width
560
Media ID
95285
Memorial Window commemorating Private Roland Mew, St Matthew's, Redhill
Priority
3
What is the image's caption?
Memorial Window commemorating Private Roland Mew, St Matthew's, Redhill
Copyright Statement
Copyright Brian Mawdsley
Who is it credited to?
Brian Mawdsley
Date Taken
16/06/2020
Who took or provided this image?
Brian Mawdsley
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Reference
104804
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Filename
1-surrey_redhill_st_matthew_roland_mew_wwi_-_64485_1-001.jpg
Media Image Height
135
Media Image Width
356