This window depicts St Michael and in the panel below St Michael and the Dragon. The name of the Archangel Michael means ‘like unto God’. Christian tradition describes him as the Captain-General of the hosts of heaven. Representations invariably depict him as young and beautiful and frequently he is doing battle with Satan, who is represented as a serpent, dragon or demon. This refers to the dramatic description in Revelation (12, 7-9): “And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon…”.
The window is dedicated in memory of Major Lord Bernard Gordon Lennox, the third son of the 7th Duke of Richmond and Gordon, KG. Lord Bernard was killed in action at Ypres on November 10th, 1914.
The Inscription at the bottom reads:
In Memory of Major Lord Bernard Gordon Lennox, Grenadier Guards,
killed near Ypres, November 10th, 1914.
Lord Bernard is also noted on the Archangel Raphael window while his son, Lieutenant-General Sir George Gordon Lennox, is commemorated by the St Andrew window.