Harry Lewis - St Cuthbert - Doveridge, Derbyshire - Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

"The memorial consists of a two light stained glass window in a pointed arch opening. Each light has a trefoil head and the tracery produces a quatrefoil panel at the top containing a bishop's coat of arms in blue, purple and yellow glass. The left light contains an image of St Chad holding a bishop's crozier and wearing robes of blue, purple, red and gold and a bishop's mitre in gold. At the foot is a bound laurel wreath in green glass and at its centre is an image of a British Medal and Victory Medal in full colour. The right light contains an image of St Cuthbert holding a bishop's crozier in his right hand and an otter in his left, with a cormorant at his feet. He is wearing robes of purple, gold, red, cream and blue and a bishop's mitre in gold. At the foot is a bound laurel wreath in green glass and at its centre is the principal inscription in sentence case black decorative lettering."

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Inscription
Left light:
SAINT CHAD
Right light:
SAINT CUTHBERT
This
window was
here placed
by Thomas Henry
and Eveline Lewis
in grateful
remembrance of their
dearly beloved son
Harry.
A.D.1954.
Foot of right light:
G.E.R. SMITH,
35 CIRCUS RD.,
ST JOHN'S WOOD,
LONDON NW8.

"Harry Lewis born in 1899 at Dilhorne, Staffordshire to Thomas Henry and Eveline Lewis nee Plant. In 1911 he was living with his parents at Thatch Cottage, Church Street, Doveridge, occupation, waggoner He enlisted on the 3 February 1916 and posted to the army reserve to await mobilization. 3 January 1917 he was mobilized to Bakewell, Derbyshire Gunner 204868. from there on the 2 February 1917 posted as Driver to No1 Depot, Royal Field Artillery and attached to 2/24 (D.A.C).Divisional Ammunition Column, Royal Field Artillery. He was in France from 1917 1919. His last sailing to England was from Dunkirk on the 10 February 1919 bound for Clipstone Dispersal Station where on the 12 March 1919 he was Demobilized to Class Z under Para (XXVIII) K.R. to his home at Chapel Green, Doveridge.
Wills and Admin, Ancestry.
He lived at Chapel Green, Doveridge and died 12 September 1928 at the Derbyshire Royal Infirmary. His effects went to his father, county council road man."

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