Westminster School War Memorial

WM name reference IWM66139


Current Location:

South wall of school hall. Westminster School Little Deans Yard Westminster City Of Westminster Greater London SW1P 3PF


Description:

A carved screen of British oak, surmounted by stained-glass windows containing the Arms of Westminster School, and of Christ Church (Oxford) and Trinity College (Cambridge), the two colleges with which the school is particularly associated. The central section of the screen is carried higher than the rest in the form of a curved pediment, which features an oak carving of St. George slaying the dragon. Below the pediment is the dedication panel, bearing the school arms and flanked on either side by oak columns. The names of the Westminsters who were killed in the war are inscribed on four tall panels set into the screen in gilt lettering. Large tympanums above the doorways are carved with trophies of modern military equipment, such as gas masks, field telephones, trench mortars, and Lewis guns.


Campaign:

World War 1


World War 2

Inscription:

WESTMONASTERIENSIBUS/ QUI IN BELLO OMNIUM MAXIMO/ PERICULUM INAUDITUM/ A PATRIA POPULISQUE/ LIBERIS DEPELLENTES/ MORTALI IMMORTALEM/ MUTAVERUNT VITAM/ VICTORIA REPORTATA/ MONUMENTUM/ DEDICAVIMUS/ ILLORUM FORTITUDINI/ ACCEPTAM REFERENTES/ QUACUNQUE IPSI CETERIQUE/ FRUIMUR FELICITATE/ A.S. MCMXX


Surname First Name Date of Death Name of Memorial(s)
Lechmere Nicholas 7-10-1915 Westminster School War Memorial View
Lewis Clive 23-4-1943 Westminster School War Memorial View

Further information:

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