Harrow School War Memorial

WM name reference IWM11322


Current Location:

Harrow School High Street Harrow Harrow Greater London HA1 2HT


Description:

STONE CENOTAPH WITH DEDICATORY INSCRIPTION AND CARVED WREATHS AT TERMINALS. SET AT THE CENTRE OF AN ARCHED STONE NICHE. THE NAMES ARE LISTED ON THE SURROUNDING WALL PANELS AND EACH PANEL IS SURMOUNTED BY AN INSCRIPTION IN GOLD LETTERING


Campaign:

World War 1


World War 2

Inscription:

Cenotaph: IN MEMORY OF THE / SONS OF HARROW/ WHO DIED IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ MCMXIV MCMXIX Walls: BE STRONG AND OF GOOD COURAGE BE NOT AFRAID NEITHER BE THOU DISMAYED/ (Names) BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH AND I WILL GIVE THEE A CROWN OF LIFE/ (Names) REMEMBER THOSE WHO DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR AND SEE YE TO IT THAT THEY SHALL NOT BE FORGOTTEN/ (Names)


Surname First Name Date of Death Name of Memorial(s)
Bagot-Chester Greville John Massey 28-11-1917 Harrow School War Memorial View
Carpenter-Garnier John 15-9-1914 Harrow School War Memorial View
Hanbury-Tracy Felix 19-12-1914 Harrow School War Memorial View
Ottley Geoffrey Claude Langdale 21-3-1914 Harrow School War Memorial View
Taylor Hugh 18-12-1914 Harrow School War Memorial View
Chamberlain Rupert 18-5-1920 Harrow School War Memorial View
Drummond David 2-11-1914 Harrow School War Memorial View
Drummond Harvey 3-9-1918 Harrow School War Memorial View
Jarvis Loius 16-5-1915 Harrow School War Memorial View
Norman Lionel 15-9-1916 Harrow School War Memorial View
Orr-Ewing Ernst 15-9-1916 Harrow School War Memorial View
Bowes-Lyon John 18-9-1941 Harrow School War Memorial View
Bridgeman Humphrey 28-5-1944 Harrow School War Memorial View
Bull Richard 30-1-1944 Harrow School War Memorial View
Campbell Colin 17-2-1945 Harrow School War Memorial View
-- Harrow School War Memorial View
Gordon Michael 8-10-1943 Harrow School War Memorial View
Mutter Ronald 27-4-1945 Harrow School War Memorial View
Snell Hugh 4-8-1944 Harrow School War Memorial View
Tweedie Hugo 8-4-1945 Harrow School War Memorial View
Widderson Leslie 28-2-1944 Harrow School War Memorial View

Further information:

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If you have information on a specific memorial please send it on to the Historical Committee. The Memorial information required is:

  • Who or what formation of the Regiment is named on the memorial. What event, dates or other inscriptions on the memorial.
  • The country, nearest town/city or other details of location.
  • A description of the memorial with a photograph if possible.
  • For bigger sites a copy of any advertising information or leaflets would be useful.

Please sent any information that you find to: Michael Campbell-Lamerton


As the information on the database builds up Michael Campbell-Lamerton will be sending regular updates to Archives at RHQ who remains the point of contact about for inquiries on past members of the Regiment.