Memorial details

Memorial type
Arch
District
Southwark
Town
Southwark
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
VC or GC Recipients, First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Rededicated
    Date: 11 November 1994
    Attended by: Kenneth MacLean MD FRCP, Emeritus Physician
  • Unveiled
    Date: 16 July 1921
    Attended by: HRH Duke of York (later George VI)
  • Unveiled
    Date: 16 July 1921
    Attended by: HRH THE DUKE OF YORK KG
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
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Current location

Located in front of the Hodgkin Building at the southern end of the Guy's Hospital Memorial Gardens.
Guys Hospital.
St Thomas Street
Southwark
Southwark
Greater London
SE1 9BU
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 32739 79964
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Southwark
    Greater London
    SE1
    England

    OS Grid Ref: TQ
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Memorial arch. Arms of the hospital are placed above the names of the fallen on the front of the pillars. The names of the fallen from WW1 are placed on the front of the memorial and the names from WW2 on the back. Also present is a plaque recording the re-erection of the arch at its current site in 1994. The memorial commemorates the medical students and staff from Guy's Hospital who died in WW1, many of them whilst helping the sick and wounded on the front line.
Inscription
ERECTED BY THE FRIENDS OF THE GUY'S MEN WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-18/THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/ 1939 1945 Re-dedication Tablet - The Memorial Arch/ formerly sited at the Park Entrance/ was re-erected here in 1994/ through the generosity of the/ Special Trustees of Guy's Hospital/ This tablet was unveiled by/ Kenneth MacLean MD. FR.C.P./ Emeritus Physician/ 11 November 1994
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Blacklaws, A S
Bronant, Robert Henry
Dinan, G A
Dingley, W
Dix, C B
Eccles, H D
Edmond, J A
Evans, J E R
Faulks, E
Fraser, E L
See details for all 147 names
Commemorations
  • VC or GC Recipients
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 147
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 147
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 94
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 94
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Arch
    Measurements: height c 3600mm
    Materials: Stone - Portland
  • Arch
    Measurements: height 3657mm
    Materials: Stone - Portland
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • Guy's Hospital War Memorial
  • 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
Yes
Purpose: MEDICAL AND DENTAL STUDIES
Sponsorship
Private
Details: The Special Trustees of Guys Hospital
Responsibility
Guy's Hospital
Reference

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