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    Memorial

    Middlesex Regiment WW1

    Middlesex Regiment WW1 Memorial

    Source: Copyright Brian Mawdsley

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    Current Location

    On grass verge opposite St Pauls Church., Middlesex Regiment War Memorial, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, Barnet, Greater London, NW7 1QS, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TQ 22506 92763

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    Type of Memorial
    Obelisk
    WMR Reference Number
    58081
    Description
    White Portland stone obelisk on three stepped base with corner posts set within a paved surround. Inscription on 6 o'clock face. Regimental badge on other three sides. Plaque with regimental badge added on resiting of memorial.
    Inscription
    TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOURED MEMORY/ OF 12694 OF ALL RANKS OF/ THE MIDDLESEX REGIMENT/ (DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE'S OWN)/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918 TO THE HONOURED MEMORY / OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR / 1939 - 1945 // KOREA 1950 - 1951 Plaque: "The Diehards"/ This memorial first erected at Inglis Barracks/ was moved to this location in 2012/ following the closure, sale and redevelopment/ of the Barracks formerly the Depot of the/ Middlesex Regiment/ (Duke of Cambridge's Own)/ The names of those commemorated are/ recorded in a Book of Remembrance/ in the Middlesex Chapel of St Paul's Cathedral/ Contractors: The Inglis Consortium
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    War
    Korean War (1950-1953)
    Maker(s)
    • LOCAL CRAFTSMAN, Designer

    • MESSRS FOSTER AND DICKSEE, Builder

    Maintenance History
    Nov. 2008: access to site is restricted.

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    5 November 1922

    HRH Prince of Wales KG,LIEUT GENERAL SIR IVOR MAXSE KCB CVO DSO

    Dedicated

    5 November 1922

    Chaplain General to the Forces

    Rededicated

    18 July 2013

    Previous Location(s)

    • Near officers' mess on site of former Inglis Barracks (roadside)., Inglis Barracks (Demolished), Junction Of Charles Sevright Drive And Bray Rd, Mill Hill, Barnet, Greater London, NW7, England

      OS Grid Reference

      TQ 239 918

      Year of move

      November 2012

      Reason for move

      Inglis Barracks was demolished and the site redeveloped.

    Components

    Obelisk

    Height: c 6000mm


    Made from: Stone - Portland


    Condition: Good


    Base

    Made from: Stone - Portland


    Condition: Good


    Paving

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Plaque

    Made from: Metal


    Condition: Good


    • The Times 11 /06 November 1922; 18 / 06 November 1922; 12/ 10 October 1922; 12 / 30 October 1922; 10 / 04 November 1922 Reports of unveiling.
    • The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own) 1919 - 1952 by Kemp, P K 20 Published:Gale and Polden Ltd 1956 Aldershot Photograph of unveiling.
    • The Die-Hards in the Great War by Wyrall, E. Foreword Published:Harrison and Sons Ltd 1926 London
    • Local Publication/Booklet 'The Die-Hards Newsletter' No.101 (Spring 2009); No.109 (Spring 2013) Report of submission on Area Action Plan for Mill Hill East 16 Oct. 2008 and extract from Inspector's Report 2 Dec. 2008. The Regimental Association wanted the memorial resited on the Ridgeway at Mill Hill. 2013: Report of rerection of memorial on the Ridgeway.