2nd Lieut. Rex Moir (1898-1915) and his father Sir Ernest William Moir (1862-1933). Sculptor: Lillian M. Wade. Brookwood Cemetery, Cemetery Pales, Brookwood, Woking, Surrey, Greater London. [Click on the images and those below to enlarge them.]
British Listed Buildings site, describes the bronze figure on a prink granite base as follows: “The monument comprises a draped figure of Peace, holding an olive branch, placed on a stylised ionic column bearing a relief profile portrait, set within a laurel wreath surround. The tapering plinth stands on a two-stepped base. The monument is set within an evergreen glade.” According to the British Listed Buildings site, the monument also commemorates Sir Ernes Moir, the engineer “responsible for the construction of the Blackwall and Hudson River Tunnels.”
Additional details
- Inscription on base
- Sculptor's name inscribed in bronze
- Frontal view of statue in sunlight
- Frontal view in shade
Photograph and caption by Robert Freidus. Formatting by George P. Landow. [You may use these images without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the Victorian Web and (2) link your document to this URL in a web document or cite it in a print one.]
Bibliography
“Tomb of Lieutenant Rex Moir Died 1915 and Sir Ernest William Moir 1862 to 1933, Woking” British Listed Buildings. Web. 12 March 2013.
Last modified 12 March 2013