Stained Glass Window at Parkville Trinity College Anglican Chapel

Royal Parade, Parkville, MELBOURNE CITY

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Parkville Trinity College Chapel Cresswell detail RB

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  • Stained Glass Window at Parkville Trinity College Anglican Chapel - Vic. War Heritage Inventory
  • Stained Glass Window at Parkville Trinity College Anglican Chapel - Vic. War Heritage Inventory
  • Stained Glass Window at Parkville Trinity College Anglican Chapel - Vic. War Heritage Inventory
  • Stained Glass Window at Parkville Trinity College Anglican Chapel - Vic. War Heritage Inventory
  • Stained Glass Window at Parkville Trinity College Anglican Chapel - Vic. War Heritage Inventory
  • Stained Glass Window at Parkville Trinity College Anglican Chapel - Vic. War Heritage Inventory
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  • Memorial Window References & Acknowledgements

    Stained Glass Window at Parkville Trinity College Anglican Chapel - Memorial Window References & Acknowledgements

    Argus, 4 November 1916, p.18; AWM Roll of Honour; AWM images DA09621 and DA 09592; Kalgoolie Miner, 15 November 1917, p.6.

    Memorial Window Subject

    Stained Glass Window at Parkville Trinity College Anglican Chapel - Memorial Window Subject

    St. Oswald

    Memorial Window Text

    Stained Glass Window at Parkville Trinity College Anglican Chapel - Memorial Window Text

    St. Oswald

    Memorial Window Inscription

    Stained Glass Window at Parkville Trinity College Anglican Chapel - Memorial Window Inscription

    Plaque: In loving memory of Randolph William Cresswell 11th Co. Imperial Camel Corps Killed in Action at Tel Khuweilfe Palestine Nov. 6th 1917 Aged 27. Serbian Order of the White Eagle 5th Class with Swords Twice Mentioned in Despatches

    Memorial Window Description & History

    Stained Glass Window at Parkville Trinity College Anglican Chapel - Memorial Window Description & History

    Lady Cresswell ordered the window in memory of her son, Randolph William Cresswell, on 18 March 1937. A new cartoon was drawn up, probably to a William Kerr-Morgan (1896-1967)design. The gum leaf, symbolising Australia, and the Serbian Order of the White Eagle, were placed in the lower panel above the badge of the Imperial Camel Corps. The ornamental canopy and base and the cherubim, based on Sir Josuah Reynolds' cherubs, were repeated from the earlier design for the Luxton memorial installed in 1931 by Brooks, Robinson & Co. The window measured 106 x 24 inches and the base panel 33 x 24 inches (approximate sizes only).

    Randolph William Cresswell was the son of Admiral Sir William Rooke Cresswell and Adelaide Elizabeth Cresswell, OBE; another of their sons was also killed and a third son wounded. He was initially Lieutenant in 29 Battalion and was promoted to Captain on 6 November 1916 with the 3 (Anzac) Camel Corps. He received the Serbian Order of the White Eagle, 5th Class, with Swords for special services during desert operations. He was killed in action on 6 November 1917 in Palestine and was buried in Beersheba War Cemetery.

    Heritage Study and Grading

    Heritage Study and Grading

    Vic War Heritage Inventory - Stained Glass Memorial Windows Study

    Author: Bronwyn Hughes
    Year: 2013
    Grading: Local

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