Plaque

(lost) Organ donors

Erection date: 15/9/2023

Inscription

In honour of all the organ and tissue donors in the UK for their selfless contribution to adding life and giving hope to others through their precious gift.

Unveiled by HRH the Duke of Gloucester, Grand Prior of the Order of St John, on Friday 15th September 2023 to mark the 10th anniversary of the Order of St John Organ and Tissue Donation awards, in collaboration with NHS Blood and Transplant.

As you can see in this photo, the plaque was unveiled inside, on a table, with a promise: "The stone memorial will have a permanent home in the Cloister Garden at the museum where anyone will be able to visit it." That was in September 2023 but when we visited the Cloister Garden in June 2024 the plaque was nowhere to be seen. For the time being we have marked it as 'lost' though we expect it will eventually appear.  Please let us know if you see it.

April 2025: We still can't find it.

Site: St John's Cloister Garden of Remembrance (9 memorials)

EC1, St John's Square, St John's Cloister Garden

The cloister garden is accessed through the gates in the building on St John Square. Free to visit and open most days. The garden was first established in the post war reconstruction, the Blitz having removed some buildings which had been on the site.

Most of the memorials are in the cloister (seen in our photo) on the eastern boundary wall of the garden. Walking this from north to south you will see: St John Ambulance Brigade; St John Ambulance Association WW1 and WW2; Interred; Centenary; Joint Committee; Cannonball and Priory Church.

The Crucifixion plaque is low on the external wall of the cloister. The 1907 Repairs plaque is on the garden's north boundary wall (the church's south wall).

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Organ donors

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Organ Donation Award

From Organ Donation news item: "Since 2013 the families of organ donors have ...

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Organ donors

From 2013  Organ Donation news item: "In the last ten years, around 10,000 pe...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Organ donors

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Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester

Second son of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester and inherited the title on his...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
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Cannonball and Priory Church

Cannonball and Priory Church

The last line on the board suggests that this used to be on display at the fr...

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Crucifixion

Crucifixion

The crucifixion sculpture was created by Cecil Thomas and installed as part o...

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Joint Committee Chairmen

Joint Committee Chairmen

Boards like this, listing the holders of high offices in the organisation, ar...

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Order of St John - interred here

Order of St John - interred here

Each name is given with the year of birth and death, and a post-nominal relat...

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St John Ambulance Association WW1 and WW2

St John Ambulance Association WW1 and WW2

This cloister and garden commemorate the members of the Order of St John and ...

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