Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
City Of London
Town
City of London
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902), Aden Emergency (1963-1967)
Maker
SIR WILLIAM GOSCOMBE JOHN RA (Designer)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 14 January 1905
    Attended by: FIELD MARSHAL THE RIGHT HONOURABLE EARL ROBERTS VC KG KP GCB OM GCSI GCIE
  • Dedicated
    Date: 14 January 1905
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
11704

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Current location

St Paul's Cathedral
St Paul's Churchyard
City of London
City Of London
Greater London
EC4M 8AD
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 32035 81148
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
In the Crypt, Chapel of St. Faith south aisle, a bronze gilt wall panel with memorial inscription and list of names in raised lettering. Image of a barefoot woman seated and holding a wreath on right. Beaded border to panel, which is set in a red variegated marble frame. List of names includes name of news agency or newspaper which employed those died.
Inscription
TO THE MEMORY OF THE JOURNALISTS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES SERVING / AS SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR 1899-1902 / (Names)/ERECTED BY THE INSTITUTE OF JOURNALISTS
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adams, Alfred Julian
Calder, James Innes
Collett, Frederick Slater
Dunn, Joseph Smith
Ferrand, George Alfred
Lamble, William John
Mackay, William Hay
Maud, William Theobald
Mitchell, Robert
Parslow, Edwin George
See details for all 13 names
Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 13
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 13
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename,occupation,additional
    Order of information: surname
  • Aden Emergency (1963-1967)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,year died,place of death,forename,occupation
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Red
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Memorial: c £150

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Corporate
Responsibility
Dean and Chapter of St Pauls.
Reference
  • St Paul's Cathedral Inventory Inv no. 850
  • Edinburgh Evening News - Friday 22 January 1904 WAR JOURNALISTS' MEMORIAL
  • The Times 25 Jun. 1904 p. 13 col.f; 16 Ja. 1905 p.13 col.f
  • For Remembrance and in Honour of Those Who Lost Their Lives in the South African War 1899-1902 by Gildea, James p.3 Published:Eyre and Spottiswoode 1911 London
  • ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL by BURMAN, PETER P 131 Source: Image Library NIWM

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