Memorials St Paul's Cathedral

The following memorials and cenotaphs are inside St. Paul Cathedral:

- Maj. Gen. Sir Arthur Wellesley Torrens who gave his life on 29 August 1855 in the Crimean War (1853-1856).
- Crimean War Memorial dedicated to the men of the Cavalry Division who gave their lives in the Crimean War (1853-1856).
- Memorial Captain Edmund Moubray Lyons who gave his life on 23 June 1855 in the Crimean War (1853-1856).
- Memorial Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore who gave his life on 16 January 1809 in the Coalition Wars (1792-1815).

- Memorial of Admiral Horatio Nelson who was killed in the Battle of Trafalgar, where he led the British Navy to a victory. The Battle of Trafalgar, on 21 October 1805, was the most important naval battle during the Third Coalition War between the United Kingdom and the French empire of Napoleon. A fleet of the British Royal Navy, consisting of 27 ships and led by Horatio Nelson destroyed on that day in a battle at Cape Trafalgar a French-Spanish squadron, consisting of 33 ships, under the leadership of the French vice-admiral Pierre de Villeneuve. Seventeen ships were captured and one destroyed. On the British side, 449 men were killed, including commander Horatio Nelson and 1246 wounded. On the French side, 2218 men were killed and 1155 and wounded and on the Spanish side, 1025 men were killed and 1383 wounded. About 7,000 French and Spanish sailors were captured.

- Cenotaph Major-General Sir Isaac Brock. He was responsible for defending Upper Canada against the United States during the War of 1812. He was killed in action at the Battle of Queenston Heights, which the British won. He is buried beneath the memorial.

- Cenotaph of Florence Nightingale. This memorial is located in the crypt of St. Paul's Cathedral. Florence Nightingale, OM, RRC (12 May 1820 (Florence, Italy) – 13 August 1910 (Mayfair, London)) was an English nurse and the founder of modern nursing. She became famous during the Crimean War, where she organized the tending to wounded soldiers and an icon as "The Lady with the Lamp" making rounds along wounded soldiers at night.

- Plaque dedicated to the British sailors, soldiers, airmen and civilians who lost their lives during the Gulf War.

Do you have more information about this location? Inform us!

Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries
• Photos: Deinocheirus (1), Chris Reynolds (2), Paul Dyer (3), Chris Reynolds (4), War Memorials Trust (5)