Marlborough College Memorial Hall

WM name reference IWM24315


Current Location:

Marlborough College Memorial Hall Bath Road Marlborough Kennet Wiltshire SN8 1PA


Description:

Memorial Hall with 2 entrance doors separated by 8 columns. The square vestibule inside has an inner oak lobby with leather covered doors leading into the auditorium at the back of the seats. On the wall below the windows at the rear of the auditorium are the Ancaster stone tablets of WW1 names with initials in red and the rest in grey colouring. On the walls on either side of the door of a wing off the auditorium are the marble tablets of WW2 names , and tablets commemorating those who died in later conflicts and those Old Marlburians awarded the VC , GC and Albert Medal . There is a wooden cabinet with the College arms containing eight drawers probably each containing a book with the names of the fallen of WW2 and WW2


Campaign:

World War 1


World War 2

Inscription:

On the lintel in the vestibule: REMEMBER On the wooden cabinet: MARLBOROUGH COLLEGE/ ROLL OF HONOUR/ 1914 1918/ 1939 1945/ WW2 names panels: 1939/ (NAMES) 1945/ (names) Post War War 2 panel /ROLL OF HONOUR/Old Marlburians who were killed /after 1945 whilst on operational service / (names) VC GC and Albert Medal Panel/ROLL OF HONOUR/Old Marlburians awarded the Victoria Cross the George Cross/and the Albert Medal /(names)


Surname First Name Date of Death Name of Memorial(s)
Pretyman Frank 4-7-1917 Marlborough College Memorial Hall View
Chapman Arthur 25-9-1916 Marlborough College Memorial Hall View
Wilson Jonathan 20-11-1944 Marlborough College Memorial Hall 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.