Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Flag or banner
- District
- City Of Westminster
- Town
- Westminster
- County
- Greater London
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- Royal School of Needlework (Builder)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 9 November 1921
Attended by: FIELD MARSHAL LORD GRENFELL GCB - Dedicated
Date: 9 November 1921
Attended by: Dean of Westminster - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 39978
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Current location
In the Sacristy in the Chapter House Crypt- prior arrangements for access are needed
Westminster Abbey
Deans Yard
Westminster
City Of Westminster
Greater London
SW1P 3PA
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 29973 79401
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- EMBROIDERED BANNER DEPICTING ST MARTIN AT THE TOP AND HERALDIC EMBLEMS AROUND THE SIDE. ST MARTIN AND A BEGGAR ARE REPRESENTED AT THE TOP OF THE BANNER. THE HERALDIC EMBLEMS OF ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, IRELAND AND HRH THE PRINCE OF WALES ARE DEPICTED AS ARE THE CROSS KEYS OF ST PETER AND THE ARMS OF THE COLLEGIATE CHURCH OF ST PETER IN WESTMINSTER. WHEEL EMBLEM OF ST MARTIN AND THE CHURCH LADS' BRIGADE BADGE ARE DEPICTED
- Inscription
- FRONT: I AM BECOME THE SOLDIER OF CHRIST REAR: IN MEMORIAM SEMPITERNAM/ SODALIUM NUPER IN BELLO/ PRO DEO REGE PATRIA TAM/ SPLENDIDE MORTUORUM/ D D/ HOC VEXILLUM C.L.B./ MCMXXI (TRANSLATION: IN ETERNAL MEMORY OF MEMBERS WHO RECENTLY SO SPLENDIDLY DIED IN WAR FOR GOD, KING AND COUNTRY THE CLB GAVE THIS BANNER)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Flag
Measurements: height 1200MM, width 890MM
Materials: Fabric
- Flag
- 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
- History
- C 1986: REPAIRED AND RENOVATED BY THE ROYAL SCHOOL OF NEEDLEWORK
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Other
- Responsibility
- DEAN AND CHAPTER OF WESTMINSTER
- Reference
- Minutes of the CHURCH LAD's BRIGADE GOVERNING BODY VOL. 11 JAN 1921; FEB 1921; JUN 1921
- The Unveiling Dedication Leaflet- held on file in the WMR Office
- THE TIMES 8 November and 10 November 1921
- THE CHURCH TIMES 11 November 1921
- Magazine- THE BRIGADE MAGAZINE Volume 27- APRIL 1921; MAY 1921; JUNE 1921
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