This window was a special gift from Appleby College students to honour the Old Boys, their fellow students, who died in the Great War. It was unveiled by students E.V. Brown and Geoffery Machell on November 11, 1934. The dedication was made by Reverend Canon H.F.D. Woodcock who knew the boys and master who lost their lives in the war.
Planned, designed and constructed by Peter Haworth of Toronto in 1934, the window’s design is based on Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae’s poem In Flanders Fields. Born in Lancaster, England, Peter Haworth served with the Royal Flying Corps in the First World War where he won the Distinguished Flying Cross.
The Appleby Crest, Arms of Canada and Arms of Great Britain are in the tracery of the window. The left panel depicts the youthful warrior prepared to fight for his country. In the center panel is a symbol of sacrifice - the winged messenger of God brings a victor's crown wreathed with laurel: Victory over Death. In the right panel is a symbol of continuation - the frieze of marching soldiers behind, connects the past with the present, suggesting the continuity of ideals carried on by the school.
