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Remembrance Service
This year’s Remembrance Service also marked the 100-year anniversary of the unveiling of the War Memorial Statue. Thank you to the ONs who joined the service and to the School’s Archivist for displaying the original documents from 11 November 1922.
The War Memorial Statue was designed by Old Nottinghamian
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Colonel AW Brewill DSO (ON 1870-
1872), who commanded the 7th Battalion (Robin Hoods) Sherwood Foresters Notts and Derby Regiment during the Great War. The sculptor was Henry Poole ARA (1873-1928) who also sculpted the memorial to Albert Ball which is in the grounds of Nottingham Castle. The stonework was by John Burton, mason of Nottingham, and the bronze figure was cast at the foundry of Messrs JW Singer & Sons Ltd, Frome, Somerset. The memorial cost approximately £2,500 and was funded by Old Nottinghamians, parents and governors. The memorial was unveiled on Saturday 11 November 1922 by The Duke of Portland KG GCV (Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire) and dedicated by the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Newcastle, Dr HL Wild. A Roll of Honour, designed and inscribed by Mr EM Betts, the school’s art master, was unveiled in the school by the Mayor of Nottingham, Alderman EL Manning, on 12 July 1923. The ROH was updated in 2016 and lists the names of 333 Old Nottinghamians and masters; 226 who died in WWI and 107 who died in WWII.
The War Memorial Statue in the grounds of Nottingham High School.
