A memorial to the employees of the Zoological Society of London killed on active service in World Wars I and II stands to the east of Three Island Pond, having been moved from a site near the Main Gate. Its design is taken from a medieval French Lanterne des Morts at La Souterraine, in the Creuse valley. It was installed in 1919, John James Joass, architect. Moved 1952.

The Buildings of London Zoo