The WATER-COLOURED SKETCH of complete
window was taken to Belgium in 1935, and was immediately
approved of by King Leopold of Belgium.
The FRAGMENTS OF GLASS are of the original
1914 Church and Cloth Hall and have been returned by
soldiersother fragments returned have been pieces of the
Choir Stalls, Carvings, and the five-foot Wooden Font
cover, which had been taken to and lodged in the Cathedral
of British Columbia. It is now in Ypres again.
If anyone would still wish to contribute a small sum to
the memory of King Albert this will be welcomed by the
Secretary, c/o Ypres League, 20, Orchard Street, W.
Copy of Inscription Tablet Words
To the Glory of God and in Honoured Memory of
ALBERT I, KING OF THE BELGIANS, Knight of the
Garter, Field Marshal of the British Army ana Colonel-
in-Chief of the 5 th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards,
the Rose Window in the South Transept is given to Belgium
by
THE BRITISH ARMY and ROYAL AIR FORCE.
This Memorial Gift was subscribed for in the year 1935
by all Ranks active and retired, the Women's Services and
the Colonial Forces, whilst special assistance was given
by the jth Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards, The League
of Remembrance (1914-19), the British Legion and the
Ypres League. We, the subscribers, are most happy to
have this opportunity to express our high esteem and
appreciation of King Albert's noble service in the Great
War.
The subject of the window is The Glory of God as
testified in the Te Deum.
The crests are those of Belgium, His Majesty's Army,
the Royal Air Force, and the 5 th Inniskilling Dragoon
Guards.
My sword I give to him that shall succeed me in my
pilgrimage, and my courage and skill to him that can get
it. My marks and scars I carry with me, to be a witness
for me that I have fought His battles who will now be my
rewarder.' So he passed over, and all the trumpets sounded
for him on the other side."
Edgar (J. Durutun <k Co., Drayton House, Qordon Street, London, W.C.I.
