Lieutenant Donald Mackintosh VC Windows

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Reference WMO/261985

Address:

Alexander Elder Memorial Chapel

Western Infirmary

Church Street

Glasgow

G11 6NU

Scotland

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Status: On original site

Type: Non freestanding

Location: Internal

Setting: Inside a building - public/private

Description: Stained glass window

Materials:

Glass Stained Glass
Metal Brass

Lettering: Inscribed on a plaque

Conflicts:

First World War (1914-1918)

About the memorial: Three stained glass windows dedicated to memory of Lt Donald Mackintosh who was killed at the Battle of Arras in WW1.- Two form a set with a Brass dedication plaque below. the 3rd is a separate memorial with it's own Brass dedication plaque below

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VC Citation- An extract from "The London Gazette," dated 8th June, 1917, records the following:-"For most conspicuous bravery and resolution in the face of intense machine gun fire. During the initial advance he was shot through the right leg, but though crippled he continued to lead his men and captured the trench. In the captured trench Lt. Mackintosh collected men of another company who had lost their leader, and drove back a counter-attack. He was again wounded, and although unable to stand, he continued, nevertheless, to control the situation. With only fifteen men left, he ordered his party to be ready to advance to the final objective, and with great difficulty got out of the trench and encouraged his men to advance. He was again wounded and fell. The gallantry and devotion to duty of this officer were beyond all praise."

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From the British Medical Journal , Dec 19th 1925 -'Two war memorials were unveiled in the chapel of the Glasgow Western Infirmary on December 12th, in the presence of a large number of nurses and members of the general public. The matron of the infirmary, Miss Gregory Smith, unveiled a memorial in memory of Lieutenant Donald Mackintosh, V.C., son of the superintendent of the infirmary, Colonel D. J. Mackintosh, C.B., M.V.O., which took the form of two stained glass windows erected by the Nurses' League. A tablet was unveiled also in memory of two nurses, Sister Ella Maud Bond and Staff Nurse Margaret S. Dewar, who lost their lives in the war. The Rev. George H. Morrison, D.D., conducted a commemoration service, and delivered an address in which he recalled the high esteem and affection in which those whom they were commemorating had been held. Such a joint commemoration was particularly appropriate because of the united comradeship, co-operation, and self-sacrifice of the two sexes in the great war. Colonel Mackintosh for many years had directed the Western Infirmary with a grasp of detail which had placed him high in the ranks of organizers; no man had surpassed him in devotion to the welfare of the great nursing profession. It was, therefore, fitting that in remembering the son the Nurses' League should also bear the father in mind. The two windows were the first of a series to be placed in the chapel. The matron of the infirmary, unveiling the memorials, spoke of the high esteem and regard in which Lieutenant Mackintosh and the two nurses had been held by the infirmiary staff. Colonel J. A. Roxburgh, accepting the custody of the memorials on behalf of the infirmary board of managers, said that they would serve to remind them of the spirit of devotion to duty and self-sacrifice which had always 
distinguished the medical and nursing professions. At the conclusion of the service wreaths were placed at the base of the memorials.'

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The Plaque for windows 1 and 2-TO THE MEMORY OF/AND IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF/LIEUTENANT DONALD MACKINTOSH V.C./SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS/KILLED NEAR ARRAS FRANCE/ON 11TH JULY 1917/THESE TWO WINDOWS ARE DEDICATED BY/THE NURSES' LEAGUE OF THE WESTERN INFIRMARY OF GLASGOW/IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE MANY SERVICES TO THE NURSING PROFESSION/RENDERED BY THE FATHER OF THE FALLEN OFFICER/COLONEL D.J. MACKINTOSH C.R. M.V.O. M.B. L.L.D./MEDICAL SUPERINTENDENT OF THE INFIRMARY The Plaque for window 3-TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN AFFCTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF/LIEUTENANT DONALD MACKINTOSH V.C./SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS/KILLED NEAR ARRAS, FRANCE/ON 11TH APRIL, 1917/THIS WINDOW IS DEDICATED BY/MISS ALICE DAVIS

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