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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- City Of Westminster
- Town
- Westminster
- County
- Greater London
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- BIRMINGHAM GUILD (Founder / Foundry)
- Lost
- Lost
- WM Reference
- 11433
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- Previous locations
- On either side of the clock in the House of Commons
Palace of Westminster
Westminster
City Of Westminster
Greater London
SW1A 0AA
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 280 790
Denomination: Undefined
- On either side of the clock in the House of Commons
- Description
- Nineteen shields bearing the arms of 19 of the 21 MPs killed in World War I, each with a bronze nameplate underneath. Shields were painted with champleve and limoges enamel.
- Inscription
- (UNKNOWN)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 19
Served and returned: 0
Died: 19
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaques
Measurements: height 200 mm
Materials: Copper, Enamel
- Plaques
- Condition
- History
- Shields were destroyed when Commons was bombed in 1941 and replaced with new ones (NIWM 11454)
- Costs
Site: none
Comments: Plaques cost £15 each
Memorial: c £285- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Illustrated London News pg 244 19 Feb 1921
- The Times 14 Feb. 1921 photo included the clock and four shields
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