War Memorial of 22nd Battalion, the London Regiment (The Queen's)

Heritage listing

Details 636-1/0/10144 OLD JAMAICA ROAD 09-JUL-10 War memorial of 22nd Battalion, The Lo ndon Regiment (The Queen's) II First World War memorial, unveiled 1921; plaque added following World War II. The memorial has been incorporated into the east wall of a later building which is not of special architectural or historic interest. DESCRIPTION: Built of Portland stone blocks, the memorial is in the form of a wall, set back from the edge of the pavement by approximately 1m, and to either side flanking walls advance to the pavement edge. Along the top of the wall is the inscription: 22nd BATTN LONDON REGT 1914-1918. Above the inscription is a carved relief of the regimental crest; the Paschal lamb over a banner reading THE QUEEN'S, and beneath is the Roll of Honour carved into the face of the stone. The ends of the flanking walls bear Latin inscriptions with English translations beneath. These read: BE THOU MINDFUL OF THE COURAGE OF HIM THAT IS FALLEN and FOR HIS VERY ASHES DO CRY OUT IN TRIUMPH. To the inside of the flanking walls is a list of campaigns and battles in which the battalion fought, including the ten for which they were awarded battle honours by Army Order 55 of 1925. To the centre of the memorial, beneath the Roll of Honour is a bronze plaque to commemorate all ranks of the 6th (Bermondsey) Battalion of the Queen's Royal Regiment who fell in World War II. The Roll of Honour for this conflict is held at the parish church. In the left and right corners of the memorial are planters dating from the 1990s; one dedicated to Col CH Nice, TD, DL, and the other to Col JG Bevington, TD. A mid C20 building has been constructed around the memorial; the flank walls of the memorial are connected to the building by a short brick linking wall with stone quoins. This later bui

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.