'Whitehall' Cenotaph in Charing Cross. It was the idea of Colonel Sir George Lansell who approached Lady Emily Lutyens - trustee in the estate of her late husband, Sir Edwin Lutyens, who designed the Whitehall Cenotaph - requesting permission to erect a monument on similar lines in Bendigo, and outlining the reasons. Permission was readily granted. It was a replica constructed in Stawell stone and is the only replica of the Whitehall Cenotaph to be erected in any part of the world. It was unveiled by the Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria, Sir Edmund Herring, K.C.M.G., K.B.E., K.St.J., D.S.O., E.D., M.A., D.C.L. Oxon., Q.C. on Sunday June 2.memorials, cenotaph, world war monument, r.s.l. bendigo collection - bendigo's 'whitehall' cenotaph, colonel sir george lansell, hon sir john lienhop, lady emily lutyens, sir edwin lutyens, whitehall cenotaph, charing cross, sir edmund herring

This is the first in a series of Catalogue No’s relating to the erection of a smaller scale replica of the Cenotaph in Whitehall London. All other Cat No's will refer to this Cat No 8295.14. These items were held by the Bendigo Archive Centre and transferred to the Bendigo Military Museum in December 2023. Col Sir George Lansell, WW1 Veteran, President of the Bendigo RSL Sub Branch conceived the idea to erect in a central location a cenotaph to perpetuate the memory of Australian Servicemen who had given their lives in Battle. With the assistance of the then Agent General for Victoria in London the Hon Sir John Lienhop Sir George approached Lady Emily Lutyens - trustee in her late Husbands estate, Sir Edwin Lutyens who designed the cenotaph for permission to erect a monument on similar lines in Bendigo. Permission was readily granted. .1) Letter dated 15.12.1953 from John Lienhop Agent Genereal for Victoria - Victoria House London to Colonel Sir George Lansell CMG, VD, JP. .2) Airmail letter dated 16.2.1954 from John Lienhop to Sir George Lansell. .3) Letter dated 19.2.1954 to the Hon Sir John Lienhop from Sir George Lansell. .4) Letter dated 9.3.1954 to the Hon Sir John Lienhop from George Stewart F.R.I.B.A Herne Bay Kent. .5) Letter 12.3.1954 to Sir George from John Lienhop Agent General for Victoria. .6) a. Letter dated 26.6.1956 to the Hon Henry Bolte M.L.A from Sir George Lansell. b. Letter dated 26.5.1956 to Col the Hon W.W. Leggatt DSO, MC from Sir George Lansell .7) Letter & Copy dated 25.3.1957 to General the Hon Sir Edmund Herring K.C.M.G, K.B.E, K.St.J, DSO, MC, ED, QC. .8) Letter Dated 8.4.1957 to the Chairman State Electricity Commission from Sir George Lansell. .9) (a) Letter dated 28.1.1957 from K Newis to Colonel Leggatt. (b) Letter dated 30.1.1957 from from Col Leggatt to Sir George. .10) Letter dated 9.4.1957 to J.J.C Curtiss to Sir George Lansell. .11) (a) Letter dated 8.5.1957 to Mr R Guidice Lyric Theatre Bendigo. (b) Letter dated 13.5.1957 to Mr R. Pitt 20th century Fox Film Corp (Aust) Reply to Mr R Guidice. .12) Notes x 3 dated 1.5.1957 re Women’s Weekly and a photograph of the Cenotaph. .13) Notes x 3 dated 2.5.1957 re the Flags on Cenotaph and the lettering MCMXXXIX & MCMLV. 14) Notes x 2 dated 8.5.1957 re Sir Frank and Lady Budge and Mr W.J Bushwaller. A series of letters, notes different sizes, colours, from numbers of people relating to the erection of a cenotaph in a central position in Bendigo Victoria from 1953 - 1957. brsl, smirsl, cenotaph, lansell