Memorial details

Memorial type
Sculptured / Cast figure
District
Camden
Town
Bloomsbury
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), VC or GC Recipients
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 8 November 2012
    Attended by: HRH The Princess Royal
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
63815

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Current location

North east corner of the gardens.
Gordon Square Gardens
Gordon Square
Bloomsbury
Camden
Greater London
WC1H 0PW
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 29753 82305
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Bare-headed bust on plinth set upon a square base in a small low bricked area of the garden
Inscription
/NOOR/ INAYAT KHAN/ 1914-1944/ G.C., M.B.E./ Croix de Guerre/Unveiled by/HRH The Princess Royal/On 8 November 2012/ /Noor lived nearby/ and spent/ some quiet time/ in this garden/ /Noor Inayat Khan/was an SOE agent/infiltrated into/occupied France./She was executed/at Dachau/Concentration Camp./Her last word was/"LIBERTE"/ /The Special Operations/Executive (SOE)/was a secret/organisation set up/by Winston Churchill/to help/Resistance movements/during WWII/Installed by the/Noor Inayat Khan/Memorial trust/Scuplture/Karen Newman/ (3 o'clock):
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Khan, Noor Inayat
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Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Name , year died, age of death, decorations, manner of death, place of death
    Order of information: Undefined
  • VC or GC Recipients
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Name, year died, age of death, decorations, manner of death, place of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Figure
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Comments: Money was raised by the Noor Inayat Khan Memorial Trust (Charity No. 1140134)
Memorial: £60,000

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Reference

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