Plaque

Order of St John - interred here

Inscription

This memorial records the names of those who have served the Order of St John and whose ashes are interred in this memorial garden.
{a list of 8 names - see Subjects commemorated}

Each name is given with the year of birth and death, and a post-nominal related to the Order of St John: CSTJ - Commander of the Order of St John of Jerusalem; GCSTJ - Bailiff/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St John of Jerusalem; SBSTJ - Serving Brother of the Order of St John of Jerusalem ; SSSTJ - Serving Sister of the Order of St John of Jerusalem.

Wikipedia has a full list of all the STJ post-nominals and, concerning appointments to the Order, has "... those selected have generally acted in such a manner as to strengthen the spirit of mankind—as reflected in the order's first motto, Pro Fide—and to encourage and promote humanitarian and charitable work aiding those in sickness, suffering, and/or danger—as reflected in the order's other motto, Pro Utilitate Hominum."

One wonders if interment in this garden is open to all those who have served the Order or if it is a special honour offered to the few who have merited it in some way.

Site: St John's Cloister Garden of Remembrance (9 memorials)

EC1, St John's Square, St John's Cloister Garden

The cloister garden is accessed through the gates in the building on St John Square. Free to visit and open most days. The garden was first established in the post war reconstruction, the Blitz having removed some buildings which had been on the site.

Most of the memorials are in the cloister (seen in our photo) on the eastern boundary wall of the garden. Walking this from north to south you will see: St John Ambulance Brigade; St John Ambulance Association WW1 and WW2; Interred; Centenary; Joint Committee; Cannonball and Priory Church.

The Crucifixion plaque is low on the external wall of the cloister. The 1907 Repairs plaque is on the garden's north boundary wall (the church's south wall).

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Order of St John - interred here

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Order of St John of Jerusalem

Order of St John of Jerusalem The Order of St John of Jerusalem combined reli...

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Owen Gordon, SBSTJ

Appointed as Serving Brother in 1983. The date of birth given on the memorial...

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Keith Dudley Hoare, SBSTJ

At Gibraltar Fire and Rescue Service this photo is captioned: "Captain W. H. ...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
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Cannonball and Priory Church

Cannonball and Priory Church

The last line on the board suggests that this used to be on display at the fr...

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Crucifixion

Crucifixion

The crucifixion sculpture was created by Cecil Thomas and installed as part o...

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Joint Committee Chairmen

Joint Committee Chairmen

Boards like this, listing the holders of high offices in the organisation, ar...

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Organ donors

Organ donors

As you can see in this photo, the plaque was unveiled inside, on a table, wit...

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St John Ambulance Association WW1 and WW2

St John Ambulance Association WW1 and WW2

This cloister and garden commemorate the members of the Order of St John and ...

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