ST BENEDICT’S School, Ealing, unveiled a new war memorial on Sunday, to remember pupils and teachers who lost their lives in conflict.
The new memorial was unveiled by the Deputy Lieutenant of Ealing, Richard Kornicki, and blessed by the Bishop of the Armed Forces, the Rt Rev Paul Mason.
The ceremony was attended by many alumni, current parents, staff and pupils.
It began with a guard of honour, provided by St Benedict’s School CCF, and the Last Post was played by a sixth-form student.
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St Benedict’s first memorial was destroyed when a bomb hit the Abbey in World War Two.
Its replacement, crafted in the late 1940s, needed updating as further information about the war dead came to light.
The new memorial has been hand-crafted by Luke Chapman and been placed in the heart of the school, to remind generations of pupils of the sacrifice of their predecessors.
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