Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- City Of Westminster
- Town
- Westminster
- County
- Greater London
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945), VC or GC Recipients
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 1st December 1952
Attended by: HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (Honorary Colonel of the Regiment) - Dedicated
Date: 1st December 1952
Attended by: Regimental Chaplain, Rev. R. F. V. Scott. - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 2868
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Current location
95
London Scottish Regimental Headquarters
Horseferry Road
Westminster
City Of Westminster
Greater London
SW1P 2DX
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 29670 79010
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- 59
London Scottish Regimental Headquarters
Buckingham Gate
Westminster
City Of Westminster
Greater London
SW1E 6AJ
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 29452 79334
Denomination: Undefined
- 59
- Description
- Large wall-mounted structure constructed from blocks / panels. Names are listed in six columns, three each side of central inscription. At the bottom of each list is a carved disc. Above the main inscription is a carved regimental badge and above this a carved festoon (painted). Below a book is housed within a case cut into the marble surface, below this at ground level is protruding altar / desk. Original memorial hodden grey stone with names in blue, ranks in red
- Inscription
- Badge of London Scottish MCMXXXIX / PRIMOSOLE BRIDGE / MONTE CAMINO / ANZIO / CORIANO / VALLI DI COMMACCHIO SICILY 1943 / CALABRITTO / DAMIANO / CARROCETO / CROCE / SENIO POCKET / CERIANO RIDGE / ITALY 1943 - 45 MCMXLV / TEANO / GARIGLIANO CROSSING / GOTHIC LINE / RIMINI LINE / ARGENTA GAP TO THE MEMORY OF ALL RANKS OF / THE LONDON SCOTTISH REGIMENT / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Abercrombie, R.
Adamson, R. J.
Addison, W.
Aird, H. M.
Aitkin, R. Mci.
Allen, D. C.
Ambrose, J.
Anderson, S. L.
Armstrong, A.
Arscott, S. J.
See details for all 396 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 396
Served and returned: 0
Died: 396
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank, initials, surname, decorations
Order of information: surname, initials - VC or GC Recipients
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank, initials, surname, decorations
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble
- Memorial
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- London Scottish World War II
- WMO ID: 162587
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 21-01-2014]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Private
- Reference
- London Scottish Gazettes
- Illustrated London News - Saturday 13 December 1952 AT THE CEREMONY DURING WHICH QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER UNVEILED THE LONDON SCOTTISH MEMORIAL. (picture)
- Bradford Observer - Tuesday 02 December 1952 Regimental Memorial
- Dundee Courier - Tuesday 02 December 1952 FOR THE FALLEN.
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