Bloomsbury in Camden in Greater London, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

British Museum War Memorial

Photographed by Adam Margolis, June 18, 2026

1. British Museum War Memorial

Inscription.
To the memory of the men who went from this museum and fought and fell in the war
1914 - 1918

Ian A. K. Burnett; Frank Derrett
C. R. Dunt; W. J. Eden; S. W. Littlejohn
H. Michie; John F. T. Nash; E. Pullen
M. Seeley; R. Sheehy; A. C. Stewart

They shall grow not old
as we that are left grow old
Age shall not weary them
or the years condemn
at the going down of the sun
and in the morning
we shall remember them.

1939 - 1945
Peter Alderton
Harry C. Lamacraft
Harold R. Mills
David G. Wye

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 51° 31.132′ N, 0° 7.571′ W. Memorial is in Camden, England, in Greater London. It is in Bloomsbury. It can be reached from Great Russell Street, on the left when traveling east. The memorial is located just to the right of the main entrance of the British Museum. It is not visible from the street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 57 Great Russell Street, Camden, England WC1B 3BA, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this memorial is in the Greater South East.

Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean,

in the North Atlantic Region,

in Europe,

in Atlantic Europe,

on one of the British Isles,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Museum Tavern (within shouting distance of this marker); Randolph Caldecott (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Sir Joseph Rotblat (about 90 meters away); John Nash (about 120 meters away); The Plough (about 120 meters away); Thomas Henry Wyatt (about 120 meters away); Inaugural Meeting of the Association of Women Pharmacists (about 150 meters away); Bertrand Russell (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camden.

The British Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Adam Margolis, June 18, 2026

2. The British Museum

The memorial is just to the right of the museum entrance (shown here), but is not quite visible as it is obscured by a column.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 18, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 14, 2026, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 14, 2026, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.