The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

spoons · Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 8:42 am Post subject: Maj C H V Stuart, New Galloway

UKNIWM Ref: 44429

OS Map Ref: NX 635 779

Maj Stuart also has an individual memorial in Parton Parish church.

This memorial takes the form of a pair of stained glass windows with the inscription running across the base of both. I scratched my head about how to post these so that the inscription made sense and I hope this works (cropped images, side by side).

dhubthaigh · Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 8:53 am Post subject:

That is a very nice pair of windows, I like them very much. Interesting to know why they were done in that particular style. The appearance seems very 'English' to me.

Name: VILLIERS-STUART, CHARLES HERBERT
Initials: C H
Nationality: Indian
Rank: Major
Regiment/Service: 56th Punjabi Rifles (Frontier Force)
Secondary Unit Text: attd. H.Q. Staff Australian and N.Z. Army Corps.
Age: 40
Date of Death: 17/05/1915
Additional information: Son of Col. Villiers-Stuart, of Castletown, Carrick-on-Suir, Ireland; husband of Joan Villiers-Stuart, of Troquhain, Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. H. 4.
Cemetery: BEACH CEMETERY, ANZAC

spoons · Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 9:19 am Post subject:

Strangely, I cannot find him on any local civic memorial. I tried Parton and New Galloway to tie in with the church memorials, Balmaclellan where his wife lived,Crossmichael and St John's Town of Dalry which are both nearby. The 2 small windows instead of a larger one is the requirement of the architecture of the church. I cannot comment on the style because I have not seen enough Scottish windows to comment, but certainly I can imagine them in an English village church.

\Spoons

dhubthaigh · Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 10:03 am Post subject:

What also drew my attention here was the link to Carrick-on-Suir - a lovely place I visited only last summer.
Doing a bit of googling reveals that the Villiers-Stuarts are one of Ireland's (Co. Waterford) most noted families.
The PRONI holds much papers on them and a link to a desription is here;
http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/villstu.htm

Adam Brown · Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 4:06 pm Post subject:

The two figures on the left are dressed in mid-17th Century clothes. Is this a reference to something in the family history from the time of the Civil Wars in Scotland, England and Ireland?

Regards

ADam

spoons · Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 8:41 am Post subject:

I should have mentioned, this memorial is in St Margaret's Episcopal Church.

Here is a picture of the church:

spoons · Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 9:37 pm Post subject:

The scenes in the window are from the Pilgrim's Progress.

Window was made by James Powell.

dhubthaigh · Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 9:47 am Post subject:

Major Charles Herbert VILLIERS-STUART (Mentioned in Despatches), Indian Army, attached HQ Staff, A&NZAC. Born Edinburgh Scotland. Married; Soldier, of Castletown, Carrick on Suir, Ireland. Next of kin: Wife; Joan Villers-Stuart, of Troquhain, Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. Killed in action at Courtney's Post, on 17 May 1915, aged 40. Grave: Beach Cemetery.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 11:24 am Post subject:

See also http://thepeerage.com/p7277.htm#i72769
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