Westminster Scholars War Memorial

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The monument at the top, crafted by J.R. Clayton, depicts St George killing the dragon in mid-action. It also showcases statues of St Edward the Confessor, Henry III, Elizabeth I and Queen Victoria, carefully carved by J. Birnie Philip. The base is flanked by four lions on both sides. An inscription on the memorial's north side reads, To the memory of those educated at Westminster School who died in the Russian and Indian wars between 1854-1859 on the battlefield or from wounds or sickness, some at a young age, others full of years and honors but all alike gave their lives for their country. This column was erected by their old classmates in token of sorrow for their loss and pride in their bravery and with complete confidence that the memory of their heroism in life and death will inspire their successors at Westminster with the same courage and selflessness. Its south side displays the text Field Marshal Lord Raglan G.C.B., Commander in Chief 1854-1855. / Lieutenant General Frederick Markham, C.B., 2nd division / Russian War 1854-1856. An inscription on its west side reads, Captain Augustus Frederick Kynaston, R.N., C.B. / Major Augustus Saltren Willett, 17th Lancers / Captain Frederick Henry Dymock, 95th Regiment / Lieutenant Reginald Hugh Somerville, 23rd Fusiliers / Lieutenant William Walker Jordan, 34th Regiment / Lieutenant Richard Borough, Rifle Brigade / Midshipman Charles Madan, HMS Sanspareil / Frederick Henty, Commissariat Department / Russian War 1854-1856. The opposite (east) side's inscription says, General Sir William Barnard, G.C.B., Commander in Chief 1857 / Major John Waterfield, 38th Bengal Native Infantry / Major Walter Robert Prout, 56th Bengal Native Infantry / Captain Wilson Henry Jones, H.M. 13th Light Infantry / Captain Louis Henry Bedford, H.M. 37th Regiment / Captain William Thornton Phillimore, 10th Bengal Native Infantry / Lieutenant Henry Bingham, H.M. 90th Regiment / Lieutenant Lovick Emilius Cooper, H.M. Rifle Brigade / Cornet William George Hawtrey Bankes, H.M. 7th Hussars, V.C. / Indian War 1857-1858.