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    Memorial

    Royal London Hospital

    Source: Copyright Paul Dyer WMO/152729

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    Current Location

    Reception Area, The former Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel Road, Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, Greater London, E1 1BZ, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TQ 34739 81761

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    Type of Memorial
    Board / Plaque / Tablet
    WMR Reference Number
    76080
    Description
    Marble Tablet with a dome head and inscribed lettering. The dedication is across the top and the names are in 4 columns
    Inscription
    PRO PATRIA/TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE OF THE LONDON HOSPITAL/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WARS/1914-1918/[names]/1939-1945/[names] At the bottom of the central panel- LET THOSE WHO COME AFTER SEE TO IT THAT THEIR NAMES BE NOT FORGOTTEN
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    121
    Died
    121
    Information shown
    surname, initials of forenames, decorations
    Order of names
    surname
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    41
    Died
    41
    Information shown
    surname, initials of forenames
    Order of names
    surname
    Maintenance History
    Mid to late 2018- Expected to be relocated into the atrium area of the new Royal London Hospital in Stepney Way. Until relocation the memorial is not publicly accessible

    Components

    Tablet

    Made from: Marble


    Condition: Good


    • Photograph-https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/152729/
    • Names List-http://www.62316.mrsite.com/page24.htm
    • Council agreement to move the memorial-https://democracy.towerhamlets.gov.uk/ieIssueDetails.aspx?IId=54090&Opt=3
  • The Times 17 Nov. 1922 p.7 Report of unveiling by Lord Knutsford, Chairman of the Governors. The model of the Cenotaph was presented by the Prince of Wales. the memorial was to 119 members of the medical, nursing and lay staffs who lost their lives in the war.
  • East London Observer, 1 May 1920, p.5