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    Memorial

    The Civil Service Rifles War Memorial

    Overview of the memorial

    Source: Copyright Maurice Hoffman

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    Current Location

    The memorial is located on the Victoria Embankment overlooking the River Terrace., Somerset House, Riverside Terrace, Strand, City Of Westminster, Greater London, WC2R 1LA, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TQ 30759 80739

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    Type of Memorial
    Pillar / Column
    WMR Reference Number
    2814
    Description
    Cubical base with pillar surmounted by an urn and ornamented with laurel wreaths. Pillar has the King's and regimental colors on opposite sides. On either side are painted stone-work flags - regimental colors and the Union flag. The memorial is a Grade 2 listed structure by Historic England; the full listing can be found at https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1237096?section=official-list-entry
    Inscription
    (North face): MCMXIV/ THIS COLUMN/ WAS ERECTED/ BY THE 15TH/ COUNTY/ OF LONDON/ BATTALION/ THE LONDON/ REGIMENT/ PRINCE OF WALES/ OWN/ CIVIL SERVICE/ RIFLES (South face): MCMXIX/ IN MEMORY/ OF THE/ 1240 WHO FELL/ WHILE SERVING/ WITH/ THE REGIMENT/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ THEIR NAMES/ ARE RECORDED/ ON A SCROLL/ PLACED WITHIN/ THIS COLUMN/ ALSO IN MEMORY/ OF MEMBERS/ OF THE CIVIL SERVICE/ CADET BATTALION (ON BASE): FESTUBERT/ LOOS/ SOMME 1918/ COURCHFLETTE/ DOIRN 1917/ LYS KEMMEL/ GAZA/ NEBISAMIWIL/ JERUSALEM/ ST QUENTIN/ ALBERT 1918/ ANCRE 1918/ BAPAUME 1918/ SELLE/ TRANSLOY/ YPRES 1917 1918/ MESSINES 1917 1918/ CAMBRAI 1917
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Maker(s)
    • SIR EDWIN LUTYENS, Architect

    Costs
    £750
    Sponsor Type
    corporate
    Sponsored By
    MEMBERS OF THE CIVIL SERVICE
    Maintenance History
    Memorial was moved from quadrangle of Somerset House to the river side terrace

    Ceremonies

    Rededicated

    25 July 2002

    Bishop of London

    Components

    Urn

    Made from: Stone - Portland


    Condition: Good

    Names

    Names listed on this memorial

    • Albert Ablett

    • Gordon William Acworth

    • Alfred Andrew Adams

    • George Aish

    • Arthur Frederick Avalome

    • George Lewis Albutt

    • David Fraser Alexander

    • Robert Campbell Allan

    • Bernard Ambrose

    • Alfred James Ames

    • Henry James Amey

    • Ernest Victor Amos

    • David Anderson

    • John Anderson

    • Archibald John Andrews


    Grade: II

    Column

    Height: 4900MM


    Made from: Stone - Portland


    Condition: Good


    Grade: II

    Base

    Height: 4500MM

    Width: 4500MM

    Depth: 4500MM


    Made from: Stone - Portland


    Condition: Good


    Grade: II

    • London Remembers: https://www.londonremembers.com/memorials/somerset-house-war-memorial
    • War Memorials Online: https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/119794/
    • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somerset_House#20th-century_modifications
    • STAND TO! pp53-56/ September 2012 Published:WESTERN FRONT ASSOCIATION 'Remembering the Great War on the Victoria Embankment, London', by Ray Westlake
    • Carter Postcard Collection