2nd World War Memorial
2nd World War Memorial Window
The window was made as a permanent memorial to all the men of the parish who died in the Second World War. It was paid for from the Melbourne War Commemoration Fund.
The top of the window has the "Hand of God" and the "Dove of the Holy Spirit".
The central window shows the "Agnus Dei", the Holy Lamb of God with the flag of St George. It says “Now is come
Salvation, Strength and the Power of His Christ” Revelation 12.10.
Below this is the Cross
of Christ with the word “INRI”
nailed on it. This is an abbreviation for the Latin words “Iesus Nazarenus, Rex Iudaeorum” (“Jesus the Nazarene, King of the
Jews”), posted on the cross by order of Pontius Pilate.
At the bottom is the Pelican
in her Piety, a pelican feeding
her young with blood from her own breast. Above it is the one word “Sacrifice”.
The left hand window shows the Annunciation with the Archangel
Gabriel carrying a lily of purity, saying to Mary the words “That Holy Thing which shall be born of thee
shall be called the Son of God” Luke 1.35.
The right hand window shows St George slaying the Dragon with
the words “God is not God of the dead but of the living”, meaning that all, even the
dead, are alive to God.
Beneath the window is a simple, carved stone listing the men from Melbourne who died in the 2nd World War.
BARTON Ralph William, Private, Highland Light InfantryBEARDSLEY Laurence Ernest, Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys Regt)
BINGHAM George, Private, Leicestershire Regiment
BRADSHAW Eric Arthur, Sergeant, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
BROGAN Francis Owen, Private, 1st Royal Norfolk Regiment
DOVE William, Flight Sergeant, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
DRAPER William Arthur, Private, Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
HACKET Reginald Victor, Lance Corporal, Royal Army Service Corps
HATTON William Wallace, Sapper, Royal Engineers
HUNT John Gordon, Gunner, Royal Artillery
KENT Dennis, Trooper, Royal Armoured Corps
LACEY George William, Leading Aircraftman, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
MANTON Richard John, Squadron Leader, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
NEWBOLD Charles Harry, Private, 1/5th Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys Regt)
PEARSON Arthur, Private, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
PEARSON Frank, Private, West Yorkshire Regiment
ROBINSON Anthony Denzil, Lieutenant, 30th Commando
TIVEY Gerald, Flight Sergeant, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
WELBOURNE John Harold Colin, Lance Sergeant, 2nd Derbyshire Yeomanry
