About Us
The Memorial Gates is a charity (Charitable Incorporated Organisation) ( Charity Number: 1203649) which sets out to educate the public on the part played by soldiers, sailors and airmen of the Commonwealth and Nepal. It also plans, coordinates and hosts an annual commemoration for all those who volunteered to serve with the British Armed Forces during the First and Second World Wars.
The objects of the CIO are:
The objects of the CIO are:
- To advance the education of the public in the contribution made by the people from the Indian Sub Continent, the Continent of Africa and the Caribbean and the Pacific Islands who served in the Armed Forces of the Crown whether by land ,sea or in the air during the World Wars of 1914-1918 and 1939-1945 and subsequently through the provision of an educational programme and an annual Commemoration at the Memorial Gates in Green Park, London.
- To promote good citizenship for the public benefit by making grants of financial assistance to the Royal Parks (Registered Charity No. 1172042) to assist in the upkeep and maintenance of the Memorial Gates in Green Park London. The Council was established to continue the work of the former Memorial Gates Trust.
The Council
The Council comprises of:
Chairman: The Lord Bilimoria CBE DL Vice Chairman: Major General Sir Evelyn Webb-Carter KCVO OBE DL Patrons Field Marshal The Lord Guthrie GCB, LVO, OBE General The Lord Houghton GCB, CBE, DL General The Lord Richards, GCB, CBE,DSO, DL Baroness Scotland, PC, KC Council Secretary Mr Rohan Subbarao |
Council Members
Mr Avtar Bahra Mr Paul Chambers Warrant Officer 1 Ashok Kumar Chauhan MBE Major Munish Chauhan RAMC, MBBS, MRCS, DMCC, PgDip Mr Dinesh Dhamija MEP Dr Richard Evans MBE, MPhil Dr Paul Flather The Lord Gadhia Ms Gerardine Hogarth Dr Yasmin Khan Ms Nina Maan Mr Praveen Moman Major Mani Rai MBE DL The Lord Ranger CBE Mr Geoffrey Thompson MBE, DL Lt Col. Nana Kofi Twumasi-Ankrah, RHG, MVO |
Educational Sub-Committee
The Education Sub Committee seeks to achieve the following:
The role of the committee is to ensure that young remember and appreciate the contribution made to honour the five million men and women from the Indian subcontinent, Africa and the Carribbean who volunteered to serve with the armed forces in the First and Second World war.
We aim to lobby for this to be studied in greater detail within the National Curriculum and we wish for young people to have a deeper appreciation by visiting the Memorial in Hyde Park and seeing the names of the counties (possibly their countries) who helped make the ultimate contribution.
The underside of the Dome which forms part of the monument, lists 41 people who were awarded the Victoria Cross, the United Kingdom’s highest honour ‘for gallantry in the presence of the enemy’ and the George Cross, the second highest award, ‘for the acts of the greatest heroism or for the most conspicuous courage in circumstance of extreme danger’. We would like young people to try to discover the stories behind each one of these names and bravery behind each one of these acts.
The role of the committee is to ensure that young remember and appreciate the contribution made to honour the five million men and women from the Indian subcontinent, Africa and the Carribbean who volunteered to serve with the armed forces in the First and Second World war.
We aim to lobby for this to be studied in greater detail within the National Curriculum and we wish for young people to have a deeper appreciation by visiting the Memorial in Hyde Park and seeing the names of the counties (possibly their countries) who helped make the ultimate contribution.
The underside of the Dome which forms part of the monument, lists 41 people who were awarded the Victoria Cross, the United Kingdom’s highest honour ‘for gallantry in the presence of the enemy’ and the George Cross, the second highest award, ‘for the acts of the greatest heroism or for the most conspicuous courage in circumstance of extreme danger’. We would like young people to try to discover the stories behind each one of these names and bravery behind each one of these acts.