{"id":25901,"date":"2026-08-05T13:10:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T13:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/?page_id=25901"},"modified":"2026-09-03T18:47:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T18:47:15","slug":"london-irish-rifles-memorial","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/regimental-history\/london-irish-rifles-memorial\/","title":{"rendered":"The London Irish Rifles War Memorial"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>From July 2026 &#8211; St Anne&#8217;s Cathedral in Belfast<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"25909\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1614a-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1614a-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1614a-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1614a-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1614a-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1614a-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"25910\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1623a-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1623a-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1623a-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1623a-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1623a-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1623a-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1611a-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1611a-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1611a-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1611a-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1611a-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1611a-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/regimental-history\/roll-of-honour\/\">Roll of Honour<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Two notable sculptures are displayed on the London Irish Rifles War Memorial:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/the-man-of-loos-paul-rafael-montford\/\"><strong>The Man of Loos\u2019 sculpted in the 1920s by Paul Rafael Montford.<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/son-of-the-man-sean-crampton\/\"><strong>The \u2018Son of the Man\u2019 which was sculpted after the Second World War by&nbsp;Captain Sean Crampton GM MC&nbsp;who served with the 1st Battalion in Italy<\/strong><\/a>.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>May 1923 &#8211; Duke of York&#8217;s Headquarters in Chelsea<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0083-1-570x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0083-1-570x1024.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0083-1-167x300.jpg 167w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0083-1-768x1379.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0083-1-856x1536.jpg 856w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0083-1-1141x2048.jpg 1141w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0083-1.jpg 1153w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>September 1949 &#8211; Duke of York&#8217;s Headquarters in Chelsea<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/memorial-invite.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/memorial-invite.jpg 684w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/memorial-invite-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/memorial-invite-75x50.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"731\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1653-1-731x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1653-1-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1653-1-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1653-1-768x1076.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1653-1-1096x1536.jpg 1096w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1653-1.jpg 1294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>From November 2002 to July 2026 &#8211; Connaught House in Camberwell<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"712\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/memorial-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/memorial-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/memorial-1-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/memorial-1-768x534.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From July 2026 &#8211; St Anne&#8217;s Cathedral in Belfast Two notable sculptures are displayed on the London Irish Rifles War Memorial: The Man of Loos\u2019 sculpted in the 1920s by Paul Rafael Montford. 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