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Freemason VCs - W7 - Lyall, Martin, Mayson, McNair

Erection date: 25/4/2017

Inscription

Graham Thomson Lyall, 27 September 1918, Age 26, 102nd Battalion, 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, Aged 23, The King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment), Whitwell Lodge.

Eric Archibald McNair, 14 February 1916, Age 21, The Royal Sussex Regiment, Apollo University Lodge.

Site: Freemason VCs (21 memorials)

WC2, Great Queen Street, Freemasons' Hall

The Freemasons commissioned this memorial to mark the 300th anniversary of The United Grand Lodge of England in 2017 and the centenary of the end of the Great War in 2018. Unveiled 25 April 2017.

During WW1 628 VCs were awarded, more than 200 of those to freemasons. We do not know how the 64 names on these plaques were chosen from the 200 - possibly they all lived in London, or belonged to London lodges. 

The 20 plaques are arranged in 3 blocks (North, West, South) around the central 'Freemason VCs' plaque. Each plaque carries 3 names (some 4), in alphabetical sequence, starting in the top left of the N block, and reading down the columns in each block, so that is how we've labelled them: N1...N6, W1...W6, Z1...Z8 (using Z instead of S to get the sequence right).

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Freemason VCs - W7 - Lyall, Martin, Mayson, McNair

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World War 1

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Graham Thomson Lyall, VC

Awarded the VC for his heroism on 27 September 1918, age 26, while serving in...

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Cyril Gordon Martin, VC

Awarded the VC for his heroism on 12 March 1915, age 23, while serving in the...

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Tom Fletcher Mayson, VC

Awarded the VC for his heroism on 31 July 1917, aged 23, while serving in the...

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Eric Archibald McNair, VC

Awarded the VC for his heroism on 14 February 1916, age 21, while serving in ...

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Freemason VCs - N1 - Addison, Belcher, Bennett

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William Robert Fountaine Addison, 9 April 1916, Age 32, Army Chaplains’ Depar...

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Freemason VCs - N4 - Collings-Wells, Cooper, Cruickshank

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