Stained Glass Window at Melbourne Wesley Uniting [formerly Methodist] Church

 

Location:

Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, MELBOURNE CITY, 3000

Local Government Area:

MELBOURNE CITY

Heritage Type:

Memorial Artwork, Window

Description:

Subject

Honour Roll

Text

For King & Country

Inscription

In Faithful Service

Description & History

Two windows in the south aisle of the Wesley Church were dedicated as Rolls of Honour to the men from the congregation who enlisted in the First World War; they were unveiled at a special service in January 1918. The usual pattern for any church was to create one single memorial but the large numbers who joined up from the Central Mission required two windows in order to express each name in a size that could be easily read by the congregation.

The second of the two windows incorporated the names of 60 servicemen and two nurses, inscribed separately at the end of the list, and at least another nine who died while on active service (several names are unreadable). The symbols were the same inboth windows - crown, crossed Australian and British flags and a laurel wreath - their message reinforced by the text and inscription - 'For King & Country' 'In Faithful Service'.

The names on the second windows: Marshall. T.; May, W.E.; Meade, M.; Mitchell, F.C.; Morley, Jas.; Morley, John; Moy Ling, B. +; Muir, L.C.J. +; Murray, A.J.; Mylrea, E.A.; McCallum, E.?; McCallum, C.A.; McLaren, S.R.; McLean, A.E.; McMurtries, H.; Nankervis, R.J.; Ogier, S.E.; Painter, W.; Paterson, W.; Payne, L.M.; Pearson, E.; Pinner, W.I.?; Porter, J.E.; Powell, ?; (eight names unreadable); Sibly, O.; Sibly, J.; Sibly ? +; Simmons, H.A. +; Slater, H.; Smith, S.H.; Smith, R.E.S.?; Stansall, C.W.; Stone, F.; Stone, N.; Taylor, A.L.; Thompson, Geo. +; Trembath, H.E. +; Trickey, L.W.; Turner, C.W.; Uhd, Robert; Viccars, L.; Warden, W.A.; Wasley, A.H.; Watson, E.N.; Watts, W.; Wellwood, R. +; Wilkinson, A.S.; Williams, G.H. +; Williams, C.S.; Winter, C.W.; Winstanley, T.W.; Wilson, E.R. +; Nurses: Alice R. King, Eva Richardson

References & Acknowledgements

Camperdown Chronicle, 2 February 1918, p.3.

Year Construction Ended:

1918

Conflicts Commemorated:

First World War 1914-18

Designer/Architect:

Brooks, Robinson & Co

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Names on Honour Roll

 
Surname Given Name
Initials
Deceased Info
Marshall T N
May WE N
Meade M N
Mitchell FC N
Morley Jas N
Morley John N
Moy Ling B Y
Muir LCJ Y
Murray AJ N
Myrlea EA N
McCallum E N
McCallum CA N
McLaren SR N
McLean AE N
McMurtries H N
Nankervis RJ N
Ogier SE N
Painter W N
Paterson W N
Payne LM N
Pearson E N
Pinner W N
Porter JE N
Powell - N
Sibly O N
Sibly J N
Sibly - Y
Simmons HA Y
Stansall CW N
Stone F N
Stone N Y
Taylor AL N
Thompson Geo Y
Trembath HE Y
Trickey LW N
Turner CW N
Uhd Robert N
Viccars L N
Warden WA N
Wasley AH N
Watson EN N
Watts W N
Welwood R Y
Wilkinson AS N
Williams CS Y
Winter CW N
Winstanley TW N
Wilson ER Y
King Alice R N
Richardson Eva N