Stained Glass Window at Toorak St. John's Anglican Church
Toorak Road, Toorak, STONNINGTON CITY
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Memorial Window References & Acknowledgements
Stained Glass Window at Toorak St. John's Anglican Church - Memorial Window References & Acknowledgements
AWM Roll of Honour; NAA: B2455, Puckle Charles Edward Murray; Church of England Messenger, No.889, 12 October 1922, p.508; Letterbooks 4/895, 4/824 NGA Research Collection, Canberra ACT.Folio 168, Montgomery ledger William Montgomery Collection, State Library of Victoria.
Stained Glass Window at Toorak St. John's Anglican Church - Memorial Window Subject
Ascension of Our Lord
Stained Glass Window at Toorak St. John's Anglican Church - Memorial Window Text
[on plaque] 'Lo I am with you always Even unto the end of the world'
Stained Glass Window at Toorak St. John's Anglican Church - Memorial Window Inscription
Plaque: To the glory of God and in loving memory of Charles Edward Murray Puckle 2nd Lieut. 11th Battalion A.I.F. killed in action at Gallipoli, July 31st, 1915 Aged 28 years
Memorial Window Description & History
Stained Glass Window at Toorak St. John's Anglican Church - Memorial Window Description & History
In 1916 Mrs. Murray Puckle had installed the Resurrection window in memory of her husband and in 1921 she proposed a companion window, The Ascension for her son, the late Lieutenant Murray Puckle, killed at Gallipoli. Stained glass artist, William Montgomery, regretted the need to charge more for this later window, citing the additional figures in the window and increased costs of post-war production which had been steadily escalating since 1917. The window was delayed because of changes to the images required by the vicar, the Reverend Dr. Law. In March 1922, Montgomery promised Mrs. Puckle that a start on the full scale cartoons would be made as soon as the Registry [at the Cathedral] returned the design. The unveiling and dedication were conducted by the Reverend JS Drought, son of the previous vicar, on Sunday 8 October 1922. An account for £66.0.0 was forwarded to Mrs. Puckle on 1 September 1922 and was paid in full on 2 October.
Charles Edward Murray Puckle was a 'farmer and grazier' in Western Australia when he enlisted on 5 September 1914, aged 27. He joined 11 Battalion, 3 Brigade and took part in the landing at Gallipoli, but was taken to a hospital ship with a bruised hand that developed an abcess a few weeks later; he was evacuated to No. 2 General Hospital (Ghezireh) Cairo on 28 May. Puckle was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on 1 July 1915 shortly after rejoining his unit. The gallant work of Puckle and other officers, NCOs and men in connection with the taking of a Turkish trench on 31 July received the compliments of the Army Corps Commander. He was killed in action on 3 August 1915 and buried at Shell Green Cemetery at Gallipoli, after a service conducted by Chaplain TR Robertson. In 1967, his former fiancee, now Mrs. Esther Russell (she married his grazing partner), applied for Charles Puckle's Anzac Medal, in the knowledge that his parents and brothers were many years deceased.
Heritage Study and Grading
Vic War Heritage Inventory - Stained Glass Memorial Windows Study
Author: Bronwyn Hughes
Year: 2013
Grading: Local
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CLENDON LODGEVictorian Heritage Register H0561
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ILLAWARRAVictorian Heritage Register H0701
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GREENWICH HOUSEVictorian Heritage Register H0693
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