War Memorials at St Barnabas Church of England Parish Church Mossley Hill Liverpool

St Barnabas Mossley Hill Liverpool England

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St Barnabas' War Memorials

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Portion of East Window at St Barnabas Mossley Hill

Great East Window dedicated as a WW1 war memorial at St Barnabas

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Descriptive Plan of the East Window at St Barnabas

"If we believe we can experience our healing without deepening our hurt, we have understood nothing of the roots of our faith."

Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury

There are a number of very moving memorials to the dead of World Wars One and Two at St Barnabas. Perhaps the most is the unique large East Window who basic design was by Mr A G Moore, the lay reader at St Barnabas in the post WW1 period. The firm of H G Hillier and Co. of Seel St Liverpool completed the design and manufacture of the window. The lower portions of the window depicts members of the armed forces and mediaeval figures. The upper portion depicts Christ in Glory.

The War Memorial to the dead of WW1 at the West End of the Church contains the names of 43 parishioners of St Barnabas Parish Mossley Hill who were killed in action. These included two sons of the vicar, the J Kirk Pike, Harold Downey ( son of the churchwarden Mr D Downey) and Charles Buttery who had been a leader in Youth work. A separate Memorial near the entrance to the Vestry commemorates 33 members of the Baden Powell Scout Troop attached to St Barnabas Church who also killed in WW1.

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War Memorials at St Barnabas, Mossley Hill, Wavertree

Full details of those who sacrificed their lives in World Wars 1 & 2 are given in the image below, scanned from a Remembrance Sunday service sheet at St Barnabas, Mossley Hill:

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List of those of St Barnabas Parish Mossley Hill who died in WW1 & WW2

Many parishioners served in World War Two (1939-45) and the names of 18 parishioners killed in action are shown on the carved oak Screen in the Narthex. The screen was designed and executed by Mr Edward Carter Preston.

Further information about any of these people may be found on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission web site.

At the going down of the Sun and in the morning, we will remember them.

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