Church of the Annunciation, Marble Arch, London
Calvary War Memorial
The Church of the Annunciation is home to the Marylebone Calvary War Memorial, which is situated on the corner of Old Quebec Street and Bryanston Street, on the south east corner of the church. The memorial commemorates those who lost their lives in WW1, and includes the names of local servicemen from a wide range of regiments. It is thought that the memorial was installed shortly after the construction of the current building and that the design is also by Walter Tapper.
The War Memorial is used at our annual act of remembrance in November each year. It is regularly visited on a day-to-day basis, with countless people paying their respects, laying flowers, pausing to reflect, and praying for peace just a stone's throw away from the hustle and bustle of Oxford Street.
Two inscribed stone tables are mounted on the brick buttresses behind the crucifix, bearing the names, rank, and regiments of the fallen. "We will remember them."
| NAME | RANK | REGIMENT |
| Bag(c)ot E. L. H. | Lieut | |
| Baldwin A. E. | HMS Queen Mary MID R.N. | |
| Baldwin H. R. | Lieut | 1st Batt (?) Gds |
| Baker W. | 6th City Lon | |
| Banson W. J. | Pte | 19th Midlx Reg. T.F. |
| Beerbohm C (G). E. | Major | |
| Blythe G(C). | ||
| Blythe R. | ||
| Bruce D. | ||
| Bruce J. | ||
| Camelare D. S. | Pte | 7 City Lon Fus 2nd Batt |
| Canning E. | 2nd Lieut | |
| Cunningham R. | Capt | 9th City Lon Batt |
| Easterbrook G.(C) | Lieut | 9th Lon Batt |
| Eddie G(C). R. | Lieut | York & Lan Reg |
| Elliott W. L. | Lieut | Lon Rifle Brig |
| Faux G(C). F. | Pte | 18th Lancs Fus |
| Fuller F. | ||
| Gill C(G). S. | Sergt | 13th Cty Lon Batt K.R. |
| Hart F. R. | Lieut M.C. | 1st Herts Reg |
| Hooper E. | Pte | Canadian L.I. |
| Jones S. E. | Serg Maj M.C. | 6th Lon Rifles |
| Kingston G. | ||
| Kitchener A. | Pte | Berks Reg |
| Lambert E. | Pte | 11th Hussars |
| Lapworth C(G). W. | Rfle | 9th Lon Q.V.R. |
| Leggatt H. | Pte | |
| Leslie N. | ||
| Lindsay N. | ||
| Macpherson H. W. | Maj M.C. | |
| Spurstowmiller W. F. | L-Corpl | 1st B. N.Z.E.F.I.R. |
| Muzzell S. J. H. | L-Corpl | 2nd S.A.Inf |
| Muzzell P. T. W. | Rfle | 12 Batt Rangers Lon Reg |
| Moody R. H. M. | Captain | 2nd Batt Lancs Fus |
| Childe-Pemberton E. W. B. | Lieut | Hussars |
| Forder A. W. | Rifleman | 2nd Batt Rifle Brigade |
| Parfitt E. | Capt | 17th Midlx Reg |
| Pearce G. A. | Qns Westminsters | |
| Perrett F. L. | Pte | 17th Lon Reg |
| Perrett H. B. | Pte | 19th Lon Reg |
| Pollak H. L. | Lieut | 2nd Rifle Brigade |
| Pooley A. J. | Pte | 13th Coty Lon K.R. |
| Redgell A. | Rfl | 9th Coty London |
| Redgell P. | Rfl | 9th Coty London |
| Richter W. H. | Pte | Welsh Fus |
| Robinson F. V. | Lieut | |
| Shaw R. E. F. | 13th Lon Reg K. Batt | |
| Shaw E. A. | Capt | 6th Batt Lt Infantry |
| Shaw B. H. | Lieut | 2nd Batt W Yorks |
| Shaw A. G. | Lieut | 10th Sherwoodforesters |
| Sheldon A. E. | 2nd Lieut | 5th Essex Reg |
| Somerset N. A. H. | 2nd Lieut | 1st Batt Gdr Gds |
| Strangward H. | Rfl | |
| Tait A. D. | Rfl | 9th Lon Q.V.R. |
| Tyler A. H. | Pte | Gdr Gds |
| Watts W. | ||
| Weatherston W. | Sergt | Ottawa Rifles |
| Williams C(G). | Sergt | 6th C. Lon Rifls |
| Wiltshire H. J. A. | ||
| Wright E. L. | Brig Major MC | |
| Wright G. H. | Pte | 12th Rfl Bde |
| Wright A. | Pte | |
| Weinel G. | 2nd Lieut | |
| Booth A. G. | Pte | Royal Welsh Fus |
| Booth T. | Drummer | Royal Welsh Fus |
| Jefferson H. St. John | L-Corpl | City Lon Yeomanry |
| Jefferson H. | Lieut | Oxon & Bucks Lt Inf |
| Jones W. | Pte | 1st Irish Guards |
| Brown I. M. | Capt |
In 2023, a repair and conservation project began following an act of vandalism. This project is supported by the Heritage Fund, the War Memorials Trust, and Westminster Council's CIL. You can read about it in the designated section of our website, here.
