Memorial details

Memorial type
Composite
District
Harrow
Town
Harrow
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
VC or GC Recipients, First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 3 June 1926
    Attended by: Archbishop of Canterbury
  • Opened
    Date: 3 June 1926
    Attended by: RT HON STANLEY BALDWIN PC MP
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
11322

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Current location

4
Harrow School
High Street
Harrow
Harrow
Greater London
HA1 3HP
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 15349 87370
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
STONE CENOTAPH WITH DEDICATORY INSCRIPTION ON SIDE AND CARVED WREATHS AT TERMINALS, SET AT THE CENTRE OF AN ARCHED STONE NICHE. THE NAMES ARE LISTED ON ELEVEN SURROUNDING WALL PANELS AND EACH PANEL IS SURMOUNTED BY AN INSCRIPTION IN GOLD LETTERING.
Inscription
Side of Cenotaph: IN MEMORY OF THE / SONS OF HARROW/ WHO DIED IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ MCMXIV MCMXIX Wall Panels 1-3 (Surnames A - De): BE STRONG AND OF GOOD COURAGE BE NOT AFRAID NEITHER BE THOU DISMAYED/ (Names) Wall Panels 4-6 (Surnames Dr-La) - BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH AND I WILL GIVE THEE A CROWN OF LIFE/ (Names) Wall Panels 7-11 (Surnames La-Z) - REMEMBER THOSE WHO DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR AND SEE YE TO IT THAT THEY SHALL NOT BE FORGOTTEN/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Agelasto, A
Alexander, G R
Alison, L H
Allen, M R H A
Ambler, G
Amery, H F S
Anderson, A F
Anderson, C A K
Anderson, J S
Anderson, P H A
See details for all 648 names
Commemorations
  • VC or GC Recipients
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, Initials, Rank, Regiment, Honour, Year entered school
    Order of information: Surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 647
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 647
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials, rank, regiment, year entered the school, decorations
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Arch
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
  • Cenotaph
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
  • Wall
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
  • Harrow School War Memorial Building, Memorial Shrine, Ceremonial Staircase and Retaining Wall
  • Grade II*
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
HARROW SCHOOL
Reference
  • A Century of Remembrance: One Hundred Outstanding British War Memorials by Derek Boorman p.164 Published:Pen and Sword Military 2005
  • Harrow School, www.harrowschool-ww1.org.uk/authenticated/Browse.aspx?SectionId=1, accessed 5th March, 2024
  • Carter Postcard Collection
  • BRITISH PUBLIC SCHOOLS WAR MEMORIALS by KERNOT, C F pp.140-141 Source: Image Library NIWM Published:ROBERTS AND NEWTON 1927 LONDON The War Memorial Building took five years to construct, and includes an inscription from J S Arkwright's hymn, 'O Valiant Hearts'. Joiners were A Brockett and W Penfold. Opened by the Prime Minister. He and the Archbishop of Canterbury were both Old Harrovians.

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