Middlesex Regiment War Memorial

The memorial stands on land adjacent to the south-western side of The Ridgeway (B522), opposite the Church of St Paul, Mill Hill. Constructed of light coloured Portland stone, it is approximately 6m tall and takes the form of a shouldered square obelisk with a pyramidal cap. The base of the obelisk is carved from a single block of stone, with a cavetto moulding that widens into a roll moulding, which in turn widens into a flat-faced square section. The obelisk is mounted on a pedestal with a cornice and recessed corners, raised on a moulded plinth, and set on a plain squared base on a podium. The podium is approached from the south-west by a paved area. A regimental badge is carved in relief on each face of the obelisk.

The pedestal is inscribed to the north-east: ‘TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF 12694 OF ALL RANKS OF THE MIDDLESEX REGIMENT (DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE’S OWN) WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918’; to the south-east: ‘TO THE GLORIOUS DEAD OF THE REGIMENT ENGAGED IN CAMPAIGNS 1757 – 1913’; to the north-west: ‘TO THE HONOURED MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945’ and ‘KOREA 1950 – 1951’. A painted bronze plaque with letters and a regimental badge in relief, is attached to the south-west face of the pedestal and reads – “The Diehards” ‘This memorial first erected at Inglis Barracks was moved to this location in 2012 following the closure, sale and redevelopment of the Barracks formerly the Depot of the Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge’s Own). The names of those commemorated are Recorded in a Book of Remembrance In the Middlesex Chapel of St Pauls Cathedral. Contractors: The Inglis Consortium’.

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 9 February 2017.