Heraldic shields to MPs, Second World War

There are 23 heraldic shields in the House of Commons Chamber commemorating each of the MPs killed during the Second World War.

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Location: House of Commons Chamber

More details about the Members who died during the Second World War (pdf, 666KB)

See the Heraldic Shields commemorating those who died in World War 1.

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Heraldic shields to MPs

Apsley

Shield commemorating the death of Allen Bathurst, Lord Apsley, MP for Southampton and later Bristol Central. He was killed in a plane crash on Malta in 1942.

Location: House of Commons Chamber

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Apsley shield

Baldwin-Webb

Shield commemorating the death of James Baldwin-Webb, MP for The Wrekin, who drowned when the SS City of Benares was torpedoed in 1940.

Location: House of Commons Chamber

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Baldwin-Webb shield

Bernays

Shield commemorating the death of Robert Bernays, Liberal MP for Bristol North, who was killed in a plane crash over the Adriatic Sea in 1945. John Dermot Campbell MP was killed in the same crash.

Location: House of Commons Chamber

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Bernays shield

Brabner

Shield commemorating the death of Rupert Brabner, the Conservative MP for Hythe who served as Under-Secretary of State for Air. He was killed in a plane crash in 1945 while leading a delegation to Canada.

Location: House of Commons Chamber

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Brabner shield

Campbell

Shield commemorating the death of John Dermot Campbell, Ulster Unionist MP for Antrim, who was killed in a plane crash over the Adriatic in 1945. Robert Bernays MP was killed in the same crash.

Location: House of Commons Chamber

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Campbell shield

Cartland

Shield commemorating the death of Ronald Cartland, the Conservative MP for King's Norton. In 1940 he was killed in action during the retreat to Dunkirk.

Location: House of Commons Chamber

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Cartland shield

Cazalet

Shield commemorating the death of Victor Alexander Cazalet, the Conservative MP for Chippenham, who was killed in a plane crash at Gibraltar in 1943. John Whiteley MP died in the same crash.

Location: House of Commons Chamber

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Cazalet shield

Despencer-Robertson

Shield commemorating the death of James Despencer-Robertson, the Conservative MP for Islington West and later Salisbury. He died suddenly after a day at work as military secretary at Southern Command Headquarters in 1942.

Location: House of Commons Chamber

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Despencer-Robertson shield

Eckersley

Shield commemorating the death of Peter Thorp Eckersley, the Conservative MP for Manchester Exchange. He was killed in a flying accident in 1940.

Location: House of Commons Chamber

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Eckersley shield

Grey

Shield commemorating the death of George Charles Grey, MP for Berwick-on-Tweed, who was killed in action near Caumont in France on 30 July 1944.

Location: House of Commons Chamber

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Grey shield

Heilgers

Shield commemorating the death of Frank Heilgers, MP for Bury St Edmunds, who was killed in a train crash in 1944.

Location: House of Commons Chamber

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Heilgers shield

Joel

Shield commemorating the death of Dudley Joel, the Conservative MP for Dudley, who was killed in action in 1941, when the ship he was on was bombed off Cape Cornwall.

Location: House of Commons Chamber

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Joel shield

Kellett

Shield commemorating the death of Edward Orlando Kellett, Conservative MP for Birmingham Aston, who was killed in action in North Africa in 1943.

Location: House of Commons Chamber

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Kellett shield

Keyes

Shield commemorating the death of Sir Roger Keyes, the Conservative MP for Portsmouth North before being raised to Baron Keyes.

A noted British Admiral, he died at home after developing 'heart strain' and 'cardiac asthma' during a goodwill tour in 1945.

Location: House of Commons Chamber

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Keyes shield

Macnamara

Shield commemorating the death of John Robert Jermain Macnamara, the Conservative MP for Chelmsford, who was killed fighting in Italy in 1944.

Location: House of Commons Chamber

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Macnamara shield

Maxwell

Shield commemorating the death of Somerset Arthur Maxwell, the Conservative MP for King's Lynn in Norfolk, who was killed in action at El Alamein, Egypt, in 1942.

Location: House of Commons Chamber

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Maxwell shield

Muirhead

Shield commemorating the death of Anthony John Muirhead, the Conservative MP for Wells, who became Under-Secretary of State for Air, followed by Under-Secretary of State for India and Burma, in the National Government of Neville Chamberlain.

Muirhead served in the First World War. He died by suicide in 1939.

Location: House of Commons Chamber

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Muirhead shield

Munro

Shield commemorating the death of Patrick Munro, Conservative MP for Llandaff and Barry. He collapsed and died in 1942 while taking part in a Home Guard exercise at Westminster.

Location: House of Commons Chamber

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Munro shield

Porritt

Shield commemorating the death of Richard Whitaker Porritt, National Conservative MP for Heywood and Radcliffe, who was killed in action in France in 1940.

Location: House of Commons Chamber

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Porritt shield

Rathbone

Shield commemorating the death of John Rankin Rathbone, the Conservative MP for Bodmin. He joined the Royal Air Force and was killed in a bombing raid over Antwerp, Belgium in 1940.

Location: House of Commons Chamber

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Rathbone shield

Russell

Shield commemorating the death of Stuart Hugh Minto Russell, Conservative MP for Darwen in Lancashire, who died in 1943 while on active service in Egypt.

Location: House of Commons Chamber

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Russell shield

Whiteley

Shield commemorating the death of John Percival Whiteley, the Conservative MP for Buckingham, who was killed in a plane crash at Gibraltar in 1943. Victor Cazalet MP died in the same crash.

Location: House of Commons Chamber

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Whiteley shield

Wilson

Shield commemorating the death of Sir Arnold Wilson, MP for Hitchin. He was shot down and killed in action in 1940.

Location: House of Commons Chamber

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Wilson shield

Heraldic shields to MPs, Second World War

Apsley

Baldwin-Webb

Bernays

Brabner

Campbell

Cartland

Cazalet

Despencer-Robertson

Eckersley

Grey

Heilgers

Joel

Kellett

Keyes

Macnamara

Maxwell

Muirhead

Munro

Porritt

Rathbone

Russell

Whiteley

Wilson

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