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    Memorial

    Members and Officers of Parliament and their sons - WW1

    Members and Officers of Parliament and their sons WW1

    Source: Copyright Philip Pratley

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    Current Location

    South wall of St Stephens Porch overlooking Westminster Hall, Palace of Westminster, St. Margaret Street, Westminster, City Of Westminster, Greater London, SW1A 0AA, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TQ 30203 79503

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    Type of Memorial
    Church Fabric / Fitting: Reredos or screen
    WMR Reference Number
    11453
    Description
    Gothic white marble screen formed by eight tablets incised with names. In the centre there is a winged figure representing the angel assigned to record the deeds of all those who had died, the Recording Angel, which is depicted holding an endless scroll representing eternity. The Ange is flanked by two small bronze figures representing Faith and Fortitude. Behind it are the arms of England, Scotland, Ireland and England.
    Inscription
    (Names)/ (ON PLINTH BENEATH ANGEL): TO THE/ MEMBERS & OFFICERS/ OF BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT/ AND THE/ SONS OF MEMBERS & OFFICERS/ OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS/ WHO IN THE GREAT WAR/ CONSUMMATED WITH THEIR LIVES THE/ TRADITION OF PUBLIC SERVICE/ IN THE CAUSE OF/ RIGHT & LIBERTY/ THIS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED IN/ HOMAGE & AFFECTION. (Names) SONS OF MEMBERS OF/ THE HOUSE OF COMMONS KILLED/ (four panels) MEMBERS OF/ THE HOUSE OF COMMONS KILLED/ (four names, two died on service)// OFFICERS OF/ THE HOUSE OF LORDS KILLED/ (two names) // OFFICER OF/ THE HOUSE OF COMMONS KILLED/ (one name) SONS OF OFFICERS OF/ THE HOUSE OF COMMONS KILLED/ (eight names) THE SONS OF PEERS OF PARLIAMENT, AND OF/ OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS WHO FELL IN THE/ WAR ARE COMMEMORATED IN THE ROYAL GALLERY WHERE/ THE HOUSE OF LORDS WAR MEMORIAL IS PLACED./ O FORTUNATA MORS, QUAE NATURAE DEBITA PRO PATRIA/ EST POTISSIMUM REDDITA. EST ERGO EXSTRUCTA MOLES/ INCISAEQUE LITTERAE, VIRTUTIS TESTES SEMPITERNAE NUNQUAM/ DE VOBIS EORUM QUI VESTRUM VIDEBUNT MONUMENTUM/ GRATISSIMUS SERMO CONTICESCET. ITA PRO MORTALI/ CONDITIONE VITAE IMMORTALITATEM ESTIS CONSECUTI./ "CICERO XIV PHILIPIC" (TRANSLATION: Happy was your death. You paid for your fatherland and the/ common debt that all men owe to nature. So this fabric is reared, and/ the letters inscribed upon it, as eternal testimonies of your valour./ Those who look upon your monument will never cease to tell of/ your deeds in words of gratitude. And so instead of the mortality/ of human life you have obtained Immortality. "CICERO XIV PHILLIPIC")
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    146
    Served
    5
    Died
    140
    Information shown
    surname, rank, regiment, forenames, occupation, decorations
    Order of names
    surname
    Additional Information
    Members of the House of Commons who were killed on service indicated with an asterisk before the name.
    Maker(s)
    • Sir Bertram Mackennal KCVO RA (1863-1931), Designer

    Maintenance History
    October 2018- The name of Lieutenant Gerald Arburthnot, MP for Burnley Jan-Dec 1910 was added; POST WW2: GOTHIC ARCH SURMOUNTED BY ST GEORGE, WITH SAINTS ANDREW, PATRICK AND DAVID IN NICHES WAS REMOVED DUE TO DAMAGE IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND PLACED INTO STORAGE

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    22nd November 1922

    HRH Prince of Wales KG

    Dedicated

    22nd November 1922

    Chaplain of the House of Commons

    Custodian
    Parliamentary Estates Directorate

    Components

    Screen

    Made from: Stone - Caen


    Condition: Good


    Figure

    Made from: Stone - Portland


    Condition: Good


    • Anonymous, 'Parliament's War Memorial: Unveiled by Prince'. The Scotsman (Thursday 23 November 1922.
    • For more about Gerald Arburthnot, and how his name came to be added, see the following entry at The History of Parliament blog: https://thehistoryofparliament.wordpress.com/2018/11/09/gerald-arbuthnot-mp-and-the-parliamentary-war-memorial/
    • Cole, Matt, 'Former MP killed in WW1 finally added to Parliament's memorial', BBC News (10 November 2018) <https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46149900> (accessed 25 June 2025)
    • House of Parliament information leaflet (digital version): https://www.parliament.uk/documents/works-of-art/parliamentary-war-memorial-booklet.pdf
    • Boorman, Derek (1988) At the Going down of the Sun: British First World War Memorials. New York: Ebor Press.
    • War Memorials Online: https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/151697/
    • Parliamentary Archive ref. HC/BR/2/180.