Victoria Cross Paving Stones at Freemasons Hall, London

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Reference WMO/251705

Address:

Freemasons Hall

60 Great Queen Street

Camden

WX2B 5AZ

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Non freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Roadside
Description: Board/Plaque/ Tablet
Materials:
  • Stone Stone (any)
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: This memorial is to the 64 Freemasons who were awarded the Victoria Cross in The Great War 1914-1918. It has been set in the paving in front of the steps to Freemasons Hall, London. Following the theme of the Government sponsored VC Paving Stones the memorial starts at the top centre with a VC badge with text set below it ( see inscription section). Then there are grey stones set around and in front of this, into each stone is carved the names of three men along with; the date of the action, their age at the time, their regiment and their Lodge. The memorial was unveiled on 25th April 2017. Video and images of the unveiling service are shown in the Links section. It was unveiled on 25 April 2017. 178 recipients of the VC have been Freemasons.
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Central Slab: IN MEMORY OF/FREEMASONS AWARDED/THE VICTORIA CROSS/DURING THE GREAT WAR/1914-1918/ Slab 1: WILLIAM ROBERT/FOUNTAIN ADDISON/9 APRIL 1916 AGE 32/ARMY CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT/ALDERSHOT CAMP * LODGE/DOUGLAS/WALTER BELCHER/13 MAY 1915 * AGE 25/THE LONDON REGIMENT (LONDON RIFLE BRIGADE)/ARTS AND CRAFTS LODGE/EUGENE PAUL BENNETT/5 NOVEMBER 1916 * AGE 24/THE WORCESTER REGIMENT/LODGE OF FELICITY/ Slab 2: SPENCER JOHN BENT/1-2 NOVEMBER 1914 * AGE 23/THE EAST LANCASHIRE REGIMENT/ALDERSHOP CAMP * LODGE/WILLIAM ANDERSON/BLOOMFIELD/24 AUGUST 1916 * AGE43/SOUTH AFRICAN SCOUT CORPS/CONCORDIA LODGE/CUTHBERT BROMLEY/25 APRIL 1915 * AGE 36/THE LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS/INVICTA LODGE/Slab 3: J0HN STANHOPE/COLLINGS-WELLS/22-27 MARCH 1918 * AGED 37/THE BEDFORDSHIRE REGIMENT/APOLLO UNIVERSITY LODGE/EDWARD COOPER/16 AUGUST 1917 * AGE 21/THE KINGS ROYAL RIFLE CORPS/ST JOHN'S LODGE/ROBERT EDWARD/CRUICKSHANK/1 MAY 1918 * AGE 29/THE LONDON REGIMENT (LONDON SCOTTISH)/ST VEDAST LODGE/Slab 4: HARRY CATOR/9 APRIL 1917 * AGE 23/THE EAST SURREY REGIMENT/WANDERERS LODGE/JOHN ALEXANDER CHRISTIE/21 DECEMBER 1917 * AGE 22/THE LONDON REGIMENT (FINSBURY RIFLES)/COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS LODGE/WILLIAM HEW/CLARK-KENNEDY/27-28 AUGUST 1918 * AGE 39/24TH BATT CANADIAN EXPEDTIONARY FORCE/SAINT PAUL'S LODGE/Slab 5: CLAUD/CONGREVE DOBSON/18 AUGUST 1919 * AGE34/ROYAL NAVY * NAVY LODGE/GEORGE THOMAS DORRELL/1 SEPTEMBER 1914 * AGE34/ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY/CORINTHIAN LODGE/Slab 6: HENRY DALZELL/4 JULY 1918 * AGE 25/1ST BATT AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE/DUKE OF CONNAUGHT LODGE/HARRY DANIELS/12 MARCH 1915 * AGE 30/THE RIFLE BRIGADE (THE PRINCE CONSORT'S OWN)/ALDERSHOT CAMP LODGE/DONALD JOHN DEAN/24-26 SEPTEMBER 1918 * AGE 21/THE QUEEN'S OWN/ (ROYAL WEST KENT REGIMENT)/SAINT MICHAEL'S LODGE/ Slab 7: GEOFFREY HENEAGE/DRUMMOND/9-10 MAY 1918 * AGE 32/ROYAL NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE/ROYAL NAVAL VOLUNTEER LODGE/WILLIAM JOHN/GEORGE EVANS/30 JULY 1916 * AGE40/THE MANCHESTER REGIMENT * WILTON LODGE/WILLIAM/FREDERICK FAULDS/16 & 18 JULY 1916 * AGE 21/1ST SOUTH AFRICAN INFANTRY REGIMENT/MERIDIAN LODGE/Slab 8: NORMAN/AUGUSTUS FINCH/22-23 APRIL 1918 * AGE 27/ROYAL MARINE ARTILLERY* LODGE OF HOPE/ARTHUR JAMES TERRENCE/FLEMING SANDES/29TH SEPTEMBER 1915 * AGE 21/THE EAST SURREY REGIMENT/KHARTOUM LODGE/BERNARD/CYRIL FREYBERG/13-14 NOVEMBER 1916 * AGE 27/HOUSEHOLD BRIGADE LODGE/Slab 9: ROBERT GEE/30 NOVEMBER 1917 * AGE 41/THE ROYAL FUSILIERS (CITY OF LONDON REGIMENT)/ROLL CALL LODGE/VISCOUNT GORT/27 SEPTEMBER 1918 * AGE 32/GRENADIER GUARDS/HOUSEHOLD BRIGADE LODGE/WILLIAM GOSLING/5 APRIL 1917 * AGE 24/ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY/GOOCH LODGE/WILLIAM HENRY/GRIMBALDESTON/16 AUGUST 1917 * AGE 27/KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS/DE LACY LODGE/Slab 10: ROBERT HILL HANNAH/21 AUGUST 1917 * AGE 30/29TH BATT CANADIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE/CANADA LODGE/ALFRED CECIL/HERRING/23-24 MARCH 1918 * AGE 29/ARMY SERVICE CORPS/HAMPSTEAD LODGE/JAMES PALMER HUFFAM/31 AUGUST 1918 * AGE 21/THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S/(WEST RIDING REGIMENT)/ST DAVID'S LODGE/Slab 11: JOHN ELISHA GRIMSHAW/25 APRIL 1915 * AGE 22/THE LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS/LLANGATTOCK LODGE/REGINALD/LEONARD HAINE/28-29 APRIL 1917 * AGE20/HONOURABE ARTILLERY COMPANY/FITZROY LODGE/RUPERT PRICE HALLOWES/25-30 SEPTEMBER 1915 * AGED 34/THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE'S OWN/(MIDDLESEX REGIMENT)/ROSEMARY LODGE/Slab 12: DUDLEY GRAHAM JOHNSON/4 NOVEMBER 1918 * AGE 34/THE SOUTH WALES BORDERERS/BOWYER LODGE/JOHN/CHIPMAN KERR/16 SEPTEMBER 1916 * AGE 29/49TH BATT CANADIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE/ELSTRE LODGE/FREDERICK WILLIAM/LUMSDEN/3 APRIL 1917 * AGE 44/ROYAL MARINE ARTILLERY/NAVY LODGE/Slab 13: GRAHAM THOMSON LYALL/27 SEPTEMBER & 1 OCTOBER 1918 *AGE 26/102ND BATT CANADIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE/LODGE OF HARMONY AND INDUSTRY/CYRIL GORDON MARTIN/12 MARCH 1915 AGE 23/CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS * KHARTOUM LODGE/TOM FLETCHER MAYSON/31 JULY 1917 * AGE 23/THE KINGS OWN LANCASTER REGIMENT/WHITWELL LODGE/ERIC ARCHIBALD McNAIR/14 FEBRUARY 1916 * AGE 21/THE ROYAL SUSSEX REGIMENT/APOLLO UNIVERSITY LODGE/EDGAR/KINGHORN MYLES/9 APRIL 1916 * AGE 21/THE WELSH REGIMENT * EXCELSIOR LODGE/PHILIP NEAME/19 DECEMBER 1914 * AGE 26/CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS/OLD CHELTONIAN LODGE/ERNEST HERBERT PITCHER/8 AUGUST 1917 * AGE 28/ROYAL NAVY/UNITED SERVICE LODGE/EDGAR/KINGHORN MYLES/9 APRIL 1916 * AGE 21/THE WELSH REGIMENT * EXCELSIOR LODGE/PHILIP NEAME/19 DECEMBER 1914 * AGE 26/CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS/OLD CHELTONIAN LODGE/DAVID NELSON/1 SEPTEMBER 1914 * AGE 28/ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY * PRIORY LODGE/ERNEST HERBERT PITCHER/8 AUGUST 1917 * AGE 28/ROYAL NAVY * UNITED SERVICE LODGE/FREDERICK WILLIAM/OWEN POTTS/21 AUGUST 1915 * AGE 22/BERKSHIRE YEOMANRY/ALDERMASTON LODGE/ARTHUR HERBERT PROCTOR/4 JUNE 1916 * AGE 25/THE KING'S (LIVERPOOL) REGIMENT/CHOLMONDELEY LODGE/THOMAS EDWARD RENDLE/20 NOVEMBER 1914 * AGE 29/THE DUKE OF CORNWALL'S LIGHT INFANTRY/NEEDLES LODGE/DOUGLAS REYNOLDS.26 AUGUST 1914 * AGE 31/ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY * KITCHENER LODGE/CHARLES GRAHAM/ROBERTSON/8-9 MARCH 1918 * AGE38/THE ROYAL FUSILIERS (CITY OF LONDON REGIMENT)/DEANERY LODGE/ERIC GASCOIGNE ROBINSON/25 APRIL 1915 * AGE 38/ROYAL NAVY * NAVY LODGE/JOHN/HUGO VIVIAN HOPE/THROSSELL/29-30 AUGUST 1915 * AGE 30/10TH LIGHT HORE REGIMENT/AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE/BULWER LODGE OF CAIRO/ALFRED MAURICE TOYE/25 MARCH-24 APRIL 1918 * AGE 20/THE DUKE OF CAMBIDGES OWN/(MIDDLESEX REGIMENT)/GRECIA LODGE/OLIVER CYRIL/SPENCER WATSON/28 MARCH 1918 * AGED 41/THE KING'S OWN (YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY)/LODDON LODGE/JOHN ALEXANDER SINTON/8, 13 & 21 JANUARY 1916 * AGE 31/INDIAN MEDICAL SERVICE/TRIUNE BROTHERHOOD LODGE/JOHN/GEORGE SMYTH/18 MAY 1915 * AGE 21/15TH LUDHIANA SIKHS/FARRIERS LODGE/RONALD NEIL STUART/7 JUNE 1917 * AGE 30/ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE/DOWNSHIRE LODGE/GEORGE CAMPBELL/WHEELER/23 FEBRUARY 1917 * AGE 36/9TH GURKHA RIFLES/SIWALIK LODGE/WILLIAM ALLISON WHITE/18 SEPTEMBER 1918 * AGE 23 MACHINE GUN CORPS/ST LUKE'S LODGE/ALFRED WILCOX/12 SEPTEMBER 1918 * AGE 33/THE OXFORDSHIRE AND BUCKINGHAMSHIRE/LIGHT INFANTRY/LODGE OF ISRAEL/RICHARD/RAYMOND WILLIS/25 APRIL 1915 * AGE 38/THE LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS/LODGE OF ST JOHN AND ST PAUL/WILFRED WOOD/28 OCTOBER 1918/THE NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS/GARRICK LODGE/GEORGE/HENRY WYATT/25-26 AUGUST & 1 SEPTEMBER 1914 * AGE 27/COLDSTREAM GUARDS/SUN, SQUARE AND COMPASS LODGE

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