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Sub Lieutenant (A) M Holdsworth and Flight Lieutenant W Holdsworth

The window

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St Mary's Church, Newleeds Road, Kettlewell, Craven, North Yorkshire, BD23 5RQ, England

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SD 97120 72272

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Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Window
WMR Reference Number: 29633
Description: One of two windows of similar design from William Morris (Westminster) Ltd created in 1953 which sit across from one another in the church and are dedicated to three Holdsworth brothers, two of whom were killed in WW2. (See WMR 29633 for the other.) This is a three light window in memory of Sub Lieutenant Michael Holdsworth, who is depicted in flying gear in the central light, and his brother, Flight Lieutenant William Holdsworth, who served in the RAF. An angel is shown behind the central figure placing a crown upon his head, and beneath is the Latin text, Morte sua nobis vitam redemerunt (In the midst of life we are in death). The badges of the Royal Navy and the Fleet Air Arm are in the traceries above. The left-hand light depicts St Nicholas, and the right-hand light St Michael, with sword and armour. Within roundels beneath the figures are, left, a sower scattering seed, and, right, a reaper scything corn. A small brass plaque carrying a white enameled inscription is on the wall below.
Inscription: IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ SUB LIEUT (A) MICHAEL HOLDSWORTH RNVR/ OF SCARGILL/ MISSING ON ACTIVE SERVICE FROM MALTA GC/ ON AN OPERATIONAL FLIGHT 24TH FEB 1942 - AGE 20 YEARS/ ALSO IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ FLT LT WILLIAM HOLDSWORTH 1922 - 1969/ WHO SERVED WITH THE RAF 1939 - 1945

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, unit, residence, manner, location, and date of death, age

War: Military Service
Number Commemorated: 1
Served: 1
Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, year of birth, year of death, service, with dates

Maker(s): William Morris (Westminster) Ltd, Makers
Sponsor Type: private

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