The Loos Memorial is a World War I

memorial A memorial is an object or place which serves as a focus for the memory or the commemoration of something, usually an influential, deceased person or a historical, tragic event. Popular forms of memorials include landmark objects or works of a ...

forming the sides and rear of Dud Corner Cemetery, located near the commune of

Loos-en-Gohelle Loos-en-Gohelle is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A former coal mining town, three miles northwest of the centre of Lens, at the junction of the D943 and the A21 autoroute. Its ne ...

, in the

Pas-de-Calais Pas-de-Calais (, " strait of Calais"; pcd, Pas-Calés; also nl, Nauw van Kales) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which it borders. It has the most communes of all the departments ...

département of France. The memorial lists 20,610 names of British and Commonwealth soldiers with no known grave who were killed in the area during and after the Battle of Loos, which started on 25 September 1915. This memorial covers the same sector of the front as the Le Touret Memorial, with each memorial commemorating the dead either side of the date of the start of the Battle of Loos. Designed by Sir Herbert Baker, the sculptures were by Sir Charles Wheeler. The memorial was unveiled on 4 August 1930 by General

Sir Nevil Macready General Sir Cecil Frederick Nevil Macready, 1st Baronet, (7 May 1862 – 9 January 1946), known affectionately as Make-Ready (close to the correct pronunciation of his name), was a British Army officer. He served in senior staff appointments ...

. Macready served as Adjutant-General of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) from the outbreak of the war to February 1916, and then served as Adjutant-General to the Forces until a few months before the end of the war in November 1918.

Notable commemoratees

Three posthumous Victoria Cross recipients are commemorated on this memorial under their respective regiments: *Lieutenant-Colonel

Angus Douglas-Hamilton Lieutenant-Colonel Angus Falconar Douglas-Hamilton VC (20 August 1863 – 26 September 1915) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarde ...

*Private

George Peachment George Stanley Peachment VC (5 May 1897 – 25 September 1915) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth for ...

*Second Lieutenant Frank Wearne LoosMemorial2017-03-10

Also commemorated on this memorial are: *Scots rugby international Second Lieutenant

Walter Michael Dickson Walter Michael "Mike" Dickson (23 November 1884 – 26 September 1915) was a rugby union player, who represented Scotland, Blackheath and Oxford. He was killed in World War I. Early life Dickson was born in Rondebosch, Cape Colony (present-day ...

*English first-class cricketer Arthur Edwards. *England rugby international Second Lieutenant

Douglas Lambert Douglas "Dan'l" Lambert (4 October 1883 – 13 October 1915) was an English rugby union footballer for Harlequins, , and the Barbarians. He won 7 caps for England between 1907 and 1911, notably scoring 5 tries on debut against France (not b ...

. *British Member of Parliament Second Lieutenant The Hon. Charles Thomas Mills. *poet Captain

Charles Sorley Captain Charles Hamilton Sorley (19 May 1895 – 13 October 1915) was a British Army officer and Scottish war poet who fought in the First World War. He was killed in action during the Battle of Loos in October 1915. Life and work Born in Powi ...

CWGC Casualty Record, Charles Hamilton Sorley. *Wales rugby international Lieutenant-Colonel

Richard Garnons Williams Colonel Richard Davies Garnons Williams (15 June 1856 – 27 September 1915) was a British Army officer and Welsh rugby union player who represented , Brecon and Newport. He played in the first Wales international rugby union match in 18 ...

.Casualty details—Garnons Williams, Richard Davies
Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved on 16 April 2009.

References

External links

Commonwealth War Graves Commission details of the Loos Memorial
{{World War I War Memorials in France Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorials World War I memorials in France Buildings and structures completed in 1930 Monuments and memorials in the Pas-de-Calais Herbert Baker buildings and structures