Yeomanry bronze tablets revealed over 100 years since first displayed

The Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire, unveiling the tablets

As part of Armed Force’s Week, original yeomanry bronze tablets were re-mounted at Lincoln County Hospital, showing the names of the fallen from the First World War. These were originally unveiled in 1922 in Lincoln County Hospital buildings that have since been demolished.

Local military historian Michael Credland worked with staff at United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) that runs Lincoln County Hospital to obtain the old tablets and restore their place in the hospital’s history.

After the First World War, the surviving comrades and members of the Lincolnshire Yeomanry paid for an x-ray department and pathology laboratory at the hospital and equipped both new buildings.

The buildings together with bronze tablets, were unveiled on Friday 7 April 1922, by the Earl of Yarborough, the then Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire.

The demolition of the old x-ray department and pathology laboratory

This included bronze tablets bearing the names of the officers and men who died during the First World War.

Following hospital reconstruction plans, many years later around 2011, the buildings were demolished, and the bronze tablets were moved into storage.

The Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire, Toby Dennis unveiled the new mounting of Lincolnshire Yeomanry memorial bronze tablets, honouring the memory of those who lost their lives during the First World War and their connection to Lincoln County Hospital.

Steve Martin Chair of ULHT’s Armed Forces Staff Network said: “This historic event shows how strong and how far back our military connection go in Lincolnshire.

“We are very proud to display the bronze tablets once again at Lincoln County Hospital and we hope that patients and staff alike enjoy reading about the history.

“Thank you to Michael Credland and our staff who worked hard to make this happen.”

The tablets are on the wall not far from the main entrance at Lincoln County Hospital, between the shop and chapel.