Bromhead Memorial
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| For deceased residents of the Royal Star and Garter Home not commemorated elsewhere | |
| Unveiled | 1957 |
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51°27′19″N 0°17′18″W / 51.4553229°N 0.2884192°WCoordinates: 51°27′19″N 0°17′18″W / 51.4553229°N 0.2884192°W Richmond Cemetery, Grove Road, Richmond, London |
| Designed by | Cecil Thomas |
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THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED IN MEMORY OF THOSE PATIENTS WHO HAVE DIED IN THE STAR AND GARTER HOME FOR DISABLED SAILORS SOLDIERS AND AIRMEN WHO ARE NOT OTHERWISE COMMEMORATED AND WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED HEREON AND IN THE BOOK AT THE HOME
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Listed Building – Grade II
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| Official name | Bromhead Memorial |
| Designated | 11 September 2012 |
| Reference no. | 1409405 |
The Bromhead Memorial is a memorial and grade II listed building in Richmond Cemetery in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It denotes a plot in the cemetery in which deceased residents of the nearby Royal Star and Garter Home are buried, and lists the names of those who are not commemorated elsewhere.
The Royal Star and Garter Home in Richmond was built on a site granted by Queen Mary for the establishment of a home to care for invalided ex-servicemen; the home was originally established in the former Star and Garter Hotel. The Star and Garter Society became an independent charity in 1922 and shortly thereafter decided that the hotel was unsuitable for the needs of the residents. It was demolished, and the purpose-built home was built on the same site, which was opened in 1924 by Queen Mary and King George V. The society operated the home from that site from its opening until 2013, when it moved to new premises. The nearby Richmond Cemetery contains two sections dedicated to former residents of the Star and Garter Home, one of which is marked by the Bromhead Memorial. In these sections, only a standard headstone is permitted, similar to those placed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
The memorial was commissioned as a gift from the Bromhead family in the name of Lieutenant Colonel Alfred Bromhead—who served as a governor of the Star and Garter home—and his wife Margaret, who was also a governor and the home's matron. It was designed by Cecil Thomas, FRBS and unveiled at a ceremony in October 1957 presided over by Field Marshal Alanbrooke—the chairman of the Star and Garter Home. It was dedicated by the Bishop of Southwark.
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