War Memorial, Willesden Jewish Cemetery

The War Memorial at Willesden Jewish Cemetery was erected in 1961 by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, designed by R Hobday, the Commission's senior architect. It is located at the north end of the cemetery, just south of the lodge, within a grassed area.

Constructed from Portland stone, the memorial features a simplified cenotaph design with a shallow stepped section at the top and a stepped base. It stands on two steps, surrounded by a stone pavement. On the north face, there is an engraved Star of David, with the dates of the two world wars inscribed above and below. The memorial bears inscriptions in both Hebrew and English. The Hebrew inscription reads: ‘In the memory of our valiant and loyal brothers who fell in the fields and for those whose graves are unknown’. The English inscription states: ‘THIS MEMORIAL / HONOURS THOSE / OF THE JEWISH FAITH / WHO FELL / WHILE SERVING / IN THE FORCES OF / THE COMMONWEALTH / IN TWO WORLD WARS // THEIR NAME LIVETH / FOR EVERMORE’.