St Johns College Cambridge War Memorial

WM name reference IWM 46506


Current Location:

On the West wall of the South transept of the College Chapel. ST JOHN'S COLLEGE St John's Street Cambridge Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1TP


Description:

LARGE, WALL-MOUNTED, GREY MARBLE TABLETS WITH LIMESTONE MOUNT. WW1 NAMES IN THREE COLUMNS IN CENTRE. WW2 NAMES IN TWO COLUMNS, ONE EITHER SIDE OF WW1 NAMES. THE EAGLE OF ST JOHN WITH PALM LEAVES, COLOURED AND IN GILT, AT TOP CENTRE, ABOVE THE COMMEMORATION (IN FRENCH): BELOW ARE THE WW1 NAMES. DATES AND TWO OTHER GILT EAGLES WITH OUTSTRETCHED WINGS AND SEATED IN CROWNS ARE ABOVE WW2 NAMES. REGULARLY SPACED, COLOURED SYMBOLS OF LADY MARGARET - RED ROSES AND PORTCULLIS - SURROUND THE WW1 NAMES.


Campaign:

World War 1


Inscription:

ABOVE LEFT PANEL: MCMXXXIX/ MCMXLV/ (NAMES) ABOVE THE CENTRE PANELS: SOUVENT ME SOUVIENT*/ (NAMES)/ MCMXIV MCMXIX ABOVE RIGHT PANEL: MCMXXXIX/ MCMXLV/ (NAMES) *Translation - 'Often Remember Me' (it is the Motto of the Foundress of the College)


Surname First Name Date of Death Name of Memorial(s)
Maclay Ebenezer 11-4-1918 St Johns College Cambridge War Memorial View
Wilson Alexander 17-5-1915 St Johns College Cambridge War Memorial View

Further information:

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  • Who or what formation of the Regiment is named on the memorial. What event, dates or other inscriptions on the memorial.
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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.