Stained Glass Window Memorial - Holy Trinity, Milton Regis - Sittingbourne, Kent - Boer Wars Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

"Five light stained glass window with tracery. The theme of the window is said to be 'The Everlasting Kingdom of Peace superseding the times of conflict and trouble in the world'. The centre light depicts Jesus standing on a rainbow, bearing an orb and sceptre. The centre right window shows a soldier kneeling before Jesus. With the soldier is St Michael. The centre left light shows St George in armour and red cloak. Also here is St Gabriel and St Uriel. The extreme left light depicts Abram fighting against three kings, and the extreme right light depicts David and the Amalekites. Above these five lights are canopies, the centre of which shows a dove. The lower part of the central lights shows the Last Supper. The lower part of the extreme left light is Melchizedek offering bread and wine to Abram, in the door of a tent. The image in the extreme right light is the Good Samaritan. There are inscriptions in various parts of the window, including many biblical references. In the tracery can be seen various Coats of Arms and Regimental Colours. There is framed information regarding the window hung nearby.


Inscription -

WINDOW RIGHT HAND LIGHTS: To the Glory of God and in memory of Brevet-Major George Lake Sidney Ray, 5th Fusiliers, aged 31, who, while in command of Mounted Infantry, was killed in action at Magersfontein, South Africa, on December 11th, 1899, in attempting to save a wounded comrade - he was the only child of Sidney and Marian Ray, and grandson of George and Elizabeth Ray, of this parish, who died August 13th and August 17th, 1854. CENTRE LEFT AND RIGHT PANELS: Well done, thou good and faithful servant, enter thou into the joy of thy Lord./ Greater love hath no man than this: that a man lay down his life for his friends. CENTRE: He maketh wars to cease in all the world."

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