Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
Three Light Stained Glass Window with accompanying Brass Plaque. The window commemorates the two brothers and their mother (the brothers flank their mother) and Charles' wife- James, Charles and his wife all died in a very short space of time. The figures in the windows have photographic likenesses to their subjects but for some reason are names after the biblical figures of Joseph, Rachel and Benjamin.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
St Mary's Church
Street
Auchingramont Road
Town
Hamilton
District
Hamilton
Country
Scotland
Postcode
ML3 6JT
OS map ref
NS 71985 55609
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations
Scottish Episcopal

Captain C C and Lieutenant J C Henderson-Hamilton Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
Left Hand Light: IN MEMORY OF CHARLES CAMPBELL/HENDERSON-HAMILTON YOUNGER OF/DALSERF BORN 17 FEB 1882 DIED 21AUG 1915
Centre Light: IN MEMORY OF MARY CAMPBELL HENDERSON-/HAMILTON OF DALSERF BORN 17 AUG 1853/DIED 22 MAY 1917
Right Hand Light: IN MEMORY OF JAMES CAMPBELL/HENDERSON-HAMILTON BORN/26 JANRY 1884 DIED 25 SEP 1916
Plaque: THE ABOVE WINDOW IS ERECTED TO THE GLORY OF GOD BY/CHARLES GREENHILL HENDERSON-HAMILTON,/CURATE 1870 AND RECTOR 1877-94 OF THIS CHURCH AND IN/LOVING MEMORY OF HIS WIFE MARY CAMPBELL HENDERSON-HAMILTON/OF DALSERF BORN 17TH AUGUST 1853 DIED 22ND MAY 1917./AND OF THEIR TWO SONS WHO GAVE/THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY/IN THE GREAT WAR. THE ELDER, CHARLES CAMPBELL, CAPTAIN 12TH/BATTALION SCOTTISH RIFLES, BORN 17TH FEBRUARY 1882, KILLED IN/ACTION AT GALLIPOLI 21ST AUGUST 1915: THE YOUNGER , JAMES/CAMPBELL, LIEUT. 9TH BATTALION ROYAL HIGHLANDERS, THE BLACK/WATCH, BORN 26TH JANUARY 1884 KILLED IN ACTION AT THE BATTLE/OF LOOS 27TH SEPTEMBER 1915: ALSO IN MEMORY OF ANN LOUSIA/HARDIN ROBERTSON-SHERSBY WIFE OF THE ELDER SON BORN 27TH/JANUARY 1885 DIED 9TH AUGUST 1915
War
How many names are listed in total?
2
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?
2
What information is listed for those commemorated?
surname, forenames, relationships, rank, regiment, manner of death, date of death, date of birth
How is this information ordered?
date of death
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
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
Plaque
What condition is this component in?
Good
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Brass
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
References
References
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