§ 31. Sir CHARLES OMANasked the First Commissioner of Works whether he 1156 will consider the affixing to the base of the Cenotaph in Whitehall, or to the stone below and around it, or to some prominent place in its neighbourhood, of one of the coloured armorial plates containing a summary of the casualties sustained by the British Empire, such as have already been affixed in French cathedrals and other places?
§ The FIRST COMMISSIONER of WORKS (Mr. Ormsby-Gore)Unless public opinion is very generally expressed, I am afraid that I cannot support my hon. Friend's suggestion for adding any further ornament or inscription to the Cenotaph as I should be reluctant to do anything that would detract from the simplicity of this memorial.