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    Memorial

    Royal Irish Constabulary

    Royal Irish Constabulary

    Source: Copyright Police History Society

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    Current Location

    In the crypt, Nelson Chamber east aisle, St Paul's Cathedral, St Paul's Churchyard, City of London, City Of London, Greater London, EC4M 8AD, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TQ 32035 81148

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Type of Memorial
    Board / Plaque / Tablet
    WMR Reference Number
    11824
    Description
    A sculpted stone wall panel, with a relief-carved Royal Irish Constabulary crest at top-centre, beneath which is the engraved inscription.
    Inscription
    1836 1922 / IN MEMORY OF / THE ROYAL IRISH / CONSTABULARY AND / OF THE OFFICERS / AND MEN WHO FELL / IN THE DISCHARGE / OF DUTY DURING / THE EXISTENCE OF / THE FORCE AND IN / THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    War
    Ireland (1801-1923)
    Sponsor Type
    corporate
    Maintenance History
    4/1/1950: St Paul's Cathedral was Grade I Listed (List Entry Number 1079157).

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    24/5/1939

    Brigadier General Sir Joseph Byrne (former Inspector General) performed the unveiling

    Conveyance

    24/5/1939

    Canon Reverend F.A. Cockin accepted the memorial on behalf of the Dean and Chapter

    Custodian
    St Paul's Cathedral

    Components

    Tablet

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: I

    List Entry: 1079157

    • ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL by BURMAN, PETER P. 142 Source: Image Library NIWM
    St Paul's Cathedral Inventory Inv no.2355
  • Londonderry Sentinel, Saturday 27/5/1939 (page 5) printed a lengthy report of the unveiling of the memorial in the crypt of St Paul's Cathedral the previous Wednesday. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001480/19390527/097/0005
  • Belfast Telegraph - Friday 26 May 1939 (page 11) printed an image of the memorial, with the caption: 'THE ROYAL IRISH CONSTABULARY MEMORIAL IN THE CRYPT OF ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL, WHICH WAS UNVEILED BY BRIG -GENERAL SIR JOSEPH BYRNE, A FORMER INSPECTOR-GENERAL'. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002318/19390526/266/0011
  • Irish Weekly and Ulster Examiner - Saturday 03 June 1939 (page 15) reported: 'LONDON MEMORIAL TO R.I.C. "1836-1922. In memory of the Royal Irish Constabulary and of the officers and men who fell in the discharge of duty during the existence of the force, and in the Great War. 1914-1918." Engraved with these words, a tablet to perpetuate the memory of the R.I.C. was unveiled in the crypt of St Paul's Cathedral in London by Brig.-General Sir Joseph Byrne, a former Inspector-General, in the presence of a number of ex-officers and their friends'. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004159/19390603/285/0015
  • Historic England, Listing details of St Paul's Cathedral. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1079157?section=official-list-entry
  • https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/281430/