Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
Two light stained glass widow with tracery above. Each light depicts Christ performing a miracle - on the left is the healing of a blind man, and on the right the healing of someone unable to walk. The subject's inscription is written across the bottom of the lights, and his regimental badge is depicted in the centre of the tracery above. The subject died of his wounds in Boulogne and his body was brought back to England for burial in the churchyard before this was stopped by the authorities. There is a granite cross marking his grave. Beneath the window is a photograph of the subject and a framed printed biography, with an account of his needless death.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
St. John the Baptist Church
Street
Hawkchurch Road
Town
Hawkchurch
District
County
Country
Postcode
EX13 5XD
OS map ref
ST 34309 00414
Other Details
On the North wall
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations

Captain F J Leach Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
AMDG, AND IN LOVING MEMORY/ OF CAPT FRANCIS JAMES LEACH/ 85th KING'S SHROPSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY/ WHO GAVE HIS LIFE IN THE GREAT/ WAR, BORN 27th JUNE 1878 DIED/ AT BOULOGNE 25th APRIL 1915.
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, unit, manner of death, date of birth, place and date of death
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Which organisation is the custodian of the memorial?
The Parochial Church Council
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
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Image
The window and display beneath
Priority
1
What is the image's caption?
The window and display beneath
Date Taken
18/07/2026
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Image Height
1280
Media Image Width
746
Image
The window
Priority
1
What is the image's caption?
The window
Who is it credited to?
David Long
Date Taken
18/07/2026
Who took or provided this image?
David Long
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Image Height
1280
Media Image Width
685
Image
Biography of the subject
Priority
3
What is the image's caption?
Biography of the subject
Who is it credited to?
David Long
Date Taken
18/07/2026
Who took or provided this image?
David Long
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Image Height
1280
Media Image Width
892
Image
The subject's grave
Priority
4
What is the image's caption?
The subject's grave in the churchyard
Who is it credited to?
David Long
Date Taken
18/07/2026
Who took or provided this image?
David Long
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Image Height
1280
Media Image Width
854