Unknown Airman WW2 - initials RG

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Reference WMO/170009

Address:

St Nicholas of Myra

The Street

Moreton

DT2 8RJ

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Non freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Inside a building - public/private
Description: Other window
Materials:
  • Glass Glass
Lettering: Unknown
Conflicts:
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: The church was severely damaged in WW2 by a bomb dropped by a German aircraft which failed to find its target and randomly unloaded its bombs on the way home. It was rebuilt, and Lawrence Whistler engraved and etched all the windows between 1950 and 1983. The war memorial window is in the Trinity Chapel on the south side of the sanctuary, which was the private chapel of the Frampton family complete with family memorials on the walls and a fireplace to keep them warm. The information sheet in the church describes the window as follows: "This is a tribute to an airman killed over France in 1940. The theme of the Trinity (three) is followed in the groups of blossoms and insects and animal life. These expand under strokes of sun and rain which form an 'X' turned by two vapour trails into a chi-ro, the Greek letters representing Christ. Salisbury Cathedral and the airman's cottage are seen from the air. Two pairs of initials and the brief years of their marriage are inscribed on the broken propeller." To get to the church, park at the cross-roads near the tea room and follow the signs. This commemorates an RAF pilot who was shot down in France. The crashed plane with its propeller twisted is shown at the bottom RH corner with the initials R.G. & W.G.The cottage where he lived & Salisbury Cathedral near where the pilot was stationed are also depicted. Being the Trinity Chapel, flowers, insects and animals appear in groups of three. They include tulips, hares, hawks & butterflies. The sunrays coming from the left, the rain coming from the right make the Greek lketterChi in the sky. The vapour trails from the Greek letter Rho & the ??letter of Christos.
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