London, was chosen deliberately to ensure that the memorial was accessible to all communities in the UK. Notable commemoratees Those whose names are inscribed on the memorial include (chronological order): Ivor Gillett (1928–1950), GC recipient Kenneth Muir (1912–1950), VC recipient Philip Curtis (1926–1951), VC recipient John Quinton (1921–1951), GC recipient Terry Waters (1929–1951), GC recipient Archibald Wavell, 2nd Earl Wavell (1916–1953) Robert Duncan ('Bob') Yule (1920–1953), Battle of Britain veteran pilot Charles Eric Rhodes (1928–1955), Albert Medal recipient Michael Paul Benner (1935–1957), GC recipient Robert Curtis (1950–1971), first British soldier killed on Operation Banner in Northern Ireland Vernon Erskine-Crum (1918–1971), army GOC Northern Ireland at start of Operation Banner Michael Willetts (1943–1971), GC recipient Talaiasi Labalaba (1942–1972), Fijian-born SAS participant in Battle of Mirbat Father Gerard Weston (1933–1972), army chaplain killed in IRA bombing Robert Nairac (1948–1977), GC recipient Ian Corden-Lloyd (1938–1978) Earl Mountbatten (1900–1979) Herbert Westmacott (1952–1980), highest-ranking SAS officer killed on Operation Banner Gavin Hamilton (1953–1982), highest ranking SAS soldier killed in the Falklands War Herbert ('H') Jones (1940–1982) VC recipient Ian McKay (1953–1982), VC recipient David Tinker (1957–1982), highest ranking Royal Navy officer killed in Falklands War Alistair ('Al') Slater (1956–1984) Stephen Saunders (1947–2000), assassinated British Military Attache, Athens Jabron Hashmi (1982–2006), first British Muslim soldier killed in Operation Herrick, Afghanistan Jonathan Hollingsworth (1971–2006), CGC recipient Bryan Budd (1977–2006), VC recipient Mark Wright (1979–2006), GC recipient Sarah Bryant (1981–2008), first British servicewoman killed in Afghanistan Gary O'Donnell (1968–2008), bomb disposal expert, GM recipient Michael Lockett (1980–2009), first posthumous MC recipient since Falklands War Olaf Schmid (1979–2009), GC recipient Rupert Thorneloe (1969–2009), highest ranking Army officer killed in action since Falklands War, in Afghanistan Lisa Head (1981–2011), first female bomb disposal officer killed in action James Ashworth (1989–2012), VC recipient Stephen Healey (1982–2012), former Swansea City footballer References External links The Armed Forces Memorial Project The Armed Forces Memorial Sculpture 2007 establishments in England 2007 sculptures British Armed Forces British military memorials and cemeteries Buildings and structures completed in 2007 Limestone sculptures in the United Kingdom Modernist architecture in England National Memorial Arboretum