Brass Ewer - Memorial to Flying Officer James Beck DFC
Identifer
ASO2025.04Physical Description
Brass Ewer - Memorial to Flying Officer James Beck DFC, killed in action over Germany on 4th April 1945. At St. Oswald’s and St. John’s memorials were erected by his family: at St. Oswald’s a brass ewer for the font and at St. John’s a brass plaque and a stained-glass window featuring ‘Michael the Archangel’.
Inscription
To the Glory of God
in Memory of
Flying Officer James Beck DFC
Killed in action 4th April 1945
Historical Details
Several of the churches closed during the early 2020s had brass vases and objects which reverted to the All Saints Archive Centre. If the item could not be used in any of the ongoing churches, efforts were made to contact family connections for memorial objects. In this case, the item was returned to Terence Beck, a descendant of the Beck family, and nephew of Flying Officer James Beck DFC.Materials
brassDating of Item
1946-2025Database Date: Faculty Date:
18 November 2025;Disposal Date:
November 18 2025