Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Southwark
Town
Camberwell
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 26/5/1923
    Attended by: Duke of Connaught performed the unveling.
  • Unveiled
    Date: 25/9/1949
    Attended by: General Sir James Steele
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
82436

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Current location

Connaught House
Flodden Road
Camberwell
Southwark
Greater London
SE5 9LL
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 31991 76975
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Duke of York's HQ
    King's Road
    Chelsea
    Kensington And Chelsea
    Greater London
    SW1 4RY
    England

    OS Grid Ref: TQ 270 770
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Broadly rectangular oak board, comprising six panels bearing the names of the Fallen in gold-painted lettering; an additional panel top centre has the carved and painted Regimental crest, beneath which is the gold-painted dedicatory inscription; a figure depicting a London Irish Rifleman stands on each of the brackets of that dedicatory panel. (Prior to the reconfiguration of the Memorial in 1949, to incorporate the World War 2 casualties, the First World War name panels flanked a painting, which was later replaced by the dedicatory panel).
Inscription
LONDON IRISH RIFLES/ UPON THE SURROUNDING TABLETS/ ARE RECORDED THE NAMES OF THOSE/ OF OUR COMRADES WHO HAVE GIVEN/ THEIR LIVES FOR US IN THE/ TWO WORLD WARS/ 1914-1918 1939-1945./ THEIR NAMES SHALL LIVE FOR EVERMORE./ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abadie, N
Ackerley, H
Adams, F G
Adams, F J
Adams, H G
Agate, N S
Ager, S J
Aird, A T
Alden, H D
Alder, C
See details for all 74 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1115
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1115
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Rank, surname, initials.
    Order of information: Alphabetically by rank.
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 648
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 648
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Rank, surname, initials.
    Order of information: Alphabetically by rank.
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
History
When the First World War Memorial was originally constructed in 1923, the centrepiece was a painting by Lieutenant G.C. Hudson (framed by Company Sergeant Major T.J. Crome), depicting a London Irish Rifleman with fixed bayonet and wearing a steel helmet, looking out over no-man's-land from the British trenches at dawn; this painting was flanked by three oak panels bearing the names of 1,115 members of the Regiment who had died./ In 1949, the Memorial was reconfigured, replacing the painting with a carved oak panel bearing the dedicatory inscription and two figures of Riflemen, around which the original three World War 1 casualty panels and the three World War 2 casualty panels were arranged.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
London Irish Rifles Association
Reference
  • Northern Whig: 28/5/1923, re the unveiling of original Memorial, referred to the fact that 1115 members of the Regiment had been killed.
  • London Irish Rifles Association: www.londonirishrifles.com/index.php/first-world-war/
  • London Irish Rifles Association website (History section): re the unveiling of the reconfigured Memorial in 1949, states that it commemorates a total of 1763 members of the Regiment who died in both World Wars.

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