Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
City Of Westminster
Town
Mayfair
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 16 November 1922
    Attended by: EARL OF CRAWFORD AND BALCARRES KT
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
56651

Support IWM

Donate with Just Giving

Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.

Make a Donation
Current location

Royal Society of Chemistry
Burlington House
Piccadilly
Mayfair
City Of Westminster
Greater London
W1J 0BA
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 291 805
Denomination: Undefined

View location on Google Maps
Description
Bronze roundel on marble tablet. British soldiers in a trench about to adjust their gas masks.
Inscription
PRO PATRIA/ (Names)/ SOCIETATIS CHEMICAE/ SOCII VITAM DEDERUNT.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Angel, Andrea
Batey, John P
Berlein, Charles M
Brearley, Arthur J
Buttle, Bertram H
Campbell, Norman P
Caton, Frederick W
Crimble, Cecil R
Davis, John L L
Dick, Charles W
See details for all 31 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 30
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 30
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 2000mm
    Materials: Bronze
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
Yes
Purpose: £150 prize for a young chemist every three years.
Sponsorship
Private
Responsibility
Royal Society of Chemistry
Reference
  • The Times 17 Nov. 1922 p.7 Memorial unveiled at the headquarters of the Society of Chemical Research in Burlington House in memory of Lt Col E F Harrison (formerly Director of the Chemical War department) and 29 other fellows of chemical societies who died in the war.
  • 'Pro Patria' - IWM-sponsored booklet to mark the Centenary of WW1 - features this memorial and that of the Institute of Chemistry (WMR 56652). History, images of the memorials, and biographies of those on the Memorials, along with others who served. www.rsc.org/globalassets/08-locations-contacts/locations/library/pro-patria-booklet.pdf

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.

This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:

© WMR-56651

For queries, please contact [email protected].