Memorial Details
Memorial
Stained Glass Window Savory 1941 St. Aidan
Reference
C107.06
Place
CHILTON
Map ref
2829
Original Location
St. Aidan’s Church, on A167 Durham Road South of Ferryhill.
Which war
1939-45
Memorial Description
Stained glass window of a single light, 9 feet high x 2 feet 4 inches wide. It depicts Jesus in a red robe and halo walking on water and reaching out to a man drowning.
In the top is a tiny angel with the words “He shall give his angels charge over thee” alongside. Below the man, and written into the waves, are the words “Oh thou of little faith / wherefore didst thou / doubt”.
In the bottom right hand corner is a panel bearing the dedication in black Roman lettering.
In the top is a tiny angel with the words “He shall give his angels charge over thee” alongside. Below the man, and written into the waves, are the words “Oh thou of little faith / wherefore didst thou / doubt”.
In the bottom right hand corner is a panel bearing the dedication in black Roman lettering.
Inscription
Eric Savory
who was lost on H.M.S Cossack
on October 23rd 1941
aged 20 years
Names
See above
Notes
1. H.M.S. Cossack of 1,870 tons foundered on 27th October 1941 after being torpedoed by a U-boat west of Gibraltar.
2. See Every Name A Story
2. See Every Name A Story
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo: C. Sanders
British Vessels Lost at Sea 1939-45 Reprinted 1977 by Patrick Stephens Ltd.; ISBN 0 85059 267 4
Source of quotation:
“He shall give his angels . . .” Psalm 91 v 11
“Oh thou of little faith . . .” Matthew 14 v 31.
British Vessels Lost at Sea 1939-45 Reprinted 1977 by Patrick Stephens Ltd.; ISBN 0 85059 267 4
Source of quotation:
“He shall give his angels . . .” Psalm 91 v 11
“Oh thou of little faith . . .” Matthew 14 v 31.
External web link
Research acknowledgements
C. Sanders
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Every Name A Story
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