Cambridgeshire Regiment - WWI window

UKNIWM Ref: 12936

Address

ELY CATHEDRAL
ELY
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
ENGLAND

Type:	WINDOW
Other Location Details:	MEMORIAL CHAPEL ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE NORTH TRANSEPT
OS Map Ref:	TL 540 800

Inscription

TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN / GRATEFUL MEMORY OF ALL RANKS / OF THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE REGIMENT / WHO FELL IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR / KING AND COUNTRY 1914-1918

Components

Component	Material(s)	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
WINDOW	STAINED GLASS				GOOD

Physical Description

WINDOW WITH THE THREE FIGURES. SMALL PANELS IN LOWER PART OF WINDOW. ARMS IN THE TRACERY AT THE TOP OF THE WINDOW

CROWNED FIGURE OF JESUS AS THE KING OF GLORY AT CENTRE, ON THE LEFT IS ST GEORGE FOR ENGLAND AND ON THE RIGHT IS ST MARTIN FOR FRANCE. SMALL PANELS REPRESENT THE CRUCIFIXION IN THE CENTRE, HEREWARD THE WAKE AND THE BATTLE IN THE REEDS ON THE RIGHT AND THE DUKE OF BRITHNOTH ADDRESSING HIS MEN BEFORE THE BATTLE OF MALDON ON THE LEFT. ARMS OF THE SEE OF ELY AND THE COUNTY OF CAMBRIDGE AND THE BADGE OF THE REGIMENT IN THE TRACERY

Wars Commemorated & People Remembered

War	First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial:	0
Served & Returned	0
Died	0
Is this an exact count?	Not known
How are the names ordered?	Not known
What information is listed on the memorial?	None
Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM?	No

Maintenance

Are the letters difficult to read?	No
Who is responsible for the memorial?
Maintenance History:

Ceremonies

Date:	11TH MAY 1922

Role	Performed By
UNVEILING	GENERAL LORD HORNE OF STIRKOKE

Date:	11TH MAY 1922

Role	Performed By
DEDICATION	Bishop of Ely

Sponsorships

Sponsorship Type:	None
Did this include a trust or scholarship?	No
Did this include a roll of honour?	NOT APPLICABLE
Cost of Site:	Not known
Cost of Memorial:	Not known
Comments on Costs:

Craftsmen

Not known

References

Co-ordinator's Comments:
Comments:
Photographs:	0
Other Documents:	None
Form / Letter:	F
Negatives:	No
Drawings / Plans:	No
Minutes:	No
Publications:	1