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    © Imperial War Museums 2026

    Memorial

    Gordon Hamilton-Fairley

    Source: Copyright Brian Mawdsley

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    Current Location

    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
    58047
    Description
    In the Crypt, Chapel of St. Faith, a circular tablet incised with memorial inscription and an emblem at the top (eagle with sprig, and inscription)
    Inscription
    GORDON/ HAMILTON-FAIRLEY/DM FRCP/ FIRST PROFESSOR OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY/ 1930-1975/ KILLED BY A TERRORIST BOMB/ It matters not how a man dies/ but how he lives
    War
    Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)
    Number Commemorated
    1
    Died
    1
    Information shown
    surname,year died,forename,manner of death,occupation
    Maker(s)
    • MR RICHARD KINDERSLEY, Sculptor

    Components

    Tablet

    Height: 7650mm

    Depth: 250mm


    Made from: Slate


    Condition: Good


    • Published:Oxford University Press 2004
    • St Paul's Cathedral Inventory 1418
    • ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL by BURMAN, PETER p138 Source: Image Library NIWM