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    Memorial

    British Librarians

    In Memory of the British Librarians

    Source: Copyright Jason Webber

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    Current Location

    On the Left Hand wall in the main entrance to the reading rooms, British Library, Euston Road, Camden, Camden, Greater London, NW1 2DB, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TQ 29972 82897

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    Type of Memorial
    Panelling
    WMR Reference Number
    11063
    Description
    Plain Oak Panelling with five columns of names
    Inscription
    Across the top of the board: IN MEMORY OF THE BRITISH LIBRARIANS Across the base of the board: FALLEN IN THE WAR MCMXIV-MCMXVIII
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    142
    Died
    142
    Information shown
    surname, initials of forenames, home library
    Order of names
    surname
    Additional Information
    The people commemorated were from across both the United Kingdom and the British Empire
    Maker(s)
    • MESSRS HARRY HEMS & SONS, Builder

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    24 October 1924

    SIR FREDERICK KENYON

    Dedicated

    24 October 1924

    CANON H L C DE CANDOLE

    Previous Location(s)

    • British Museum, Great Russell Street, Camden, Camden, Greater London, WC1B 3DG, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TQ 29980 81702

    Year of move

    1998

    Reason for move

    Moved to the new British Library

    Custodian
    BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD

    Components

    Board

    Height: 2000 mm

    Width: 4000 mm

    Depth: 100 mm


    Made from: Wood


    Condition: Good


    • WELLINGTON JOURNAL & SHREWSBURY NEWS, 1 November 1924.
    • Facebook post from the British Library with information and photographs of 36 of the men https://www.facebook.com/britishlibrary/photos/a.10150448376867139.414095.8579062138/10150448377012139/?type=3&permPage=1
    • British Library Blog Post dated 5 September 2019 about the death of Roger James Cholmeley MC, of the University of Queensland, Brisbane, one of those commemorated- https://blogs.bl.uk/untoldlives/2019/09/a-librarians-death-on-lake-onega-roger-james-chomeley.html?mc_cid=bc4656ef6e&mc_eid=dd9068d5b0
    • British Library Blog Post dated 13 November 2011 about the history of the memorial-https://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/untoldlives/2011/11/valete-fratres-librarians-and-the-first-world-war.html?_ga=2.97381210.492029483.1568409856-700956990.1568409856
    • the Library Association also collected service details for each of the librarians named on the memorial. Many of the forms returned included photographs, which are now held in the British Library Corporate Archive
    • Colin McIntyre 'Librarians died...', Library Association Record, 92 (8), August 1990, pp. 581-582.