Memorial unveiled at Hampshire school for boys infected during blood treatment trials
Bronze statue honours 122 haemophiliac pupils infected with HIV and Hepatitis C at Treloar's
Last updated 26th Sep 2026
A memorial has been unveiled at Treloar's School in Holybourne, Hampshire, in honour of 122 haemophiliac boys who were infected with HIV and Hepatitis C while being treated at the school in the 1970s and 1980s.
The bronze statue, unveiled at 12:30pm on Saturday 26th September by Sir Brian Langstaff, chair of the Infected Blood Inquiry stands at the entrance to the school as a permanent reminder of what former pupils endured.
What happened at the school
As children, a group of haemophiliac boys were enrolled as boarders at what was then Lord Mayor Treloar College so they could receive round the clock medical care alongside their education.
They were infected with HIV and/or Hepatitis C after being treated with contaminated blood products, according to the Infected Blood Inquiry's Final Report.
The inquiry found that the boys became the subjects of clinical trials and research while risks to their health were ignored.
Lawyers representing the former pupils said the school was acting in loco parentis and breached its duty of care to the pupils and their parents.
In May 2024, the school's current management apologised to former pupils and their families for what went wrong.
The memorial and its creator
The memorial was organised by survivors Gary Webster, Steve Nicholls, Richard Warwick and Adrian Goodyear, who founded the Treloar's Memorial Committee.
The statue was created by sculptor Tom Murphy, who was also responsible for the Hillsborough memorial, and took two years to complete.
It depicts two boys on a plinth and carries an inscription.
"We left school being told we've got two years to live"
Gary Webster, who was infected with HIV and Hepatitis C when he attended Treloar's says it's an incredibly emotional time
"We've got families of boys that are no longer here.
You've got to remember that we were all children. Boys went to that school from the age of eight years old. And during that time, that's when all the treatment and the infections happened."
Gary recalled to us his own experience at the time
"I remember we were 17, 16, 18 years old at that time just leaving school being told you've got two years to live by your doctor because you've been infected with HIV."
Police & Crime Commission for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Donna Jones tells us the statue ensures those lives lost are not forgotten
"This memorial stands as a permanent tribute to the 122 haemophiliac boys treated at Treloar's during the 1970s and 1980s.
It honours those who lost their lives, those who continue to live with the consequences of what happened, and the families who have carried this suffering for generations.
The efforts of Gary, Steve, Richard and Adrian have ensured those they have lost will never be forgotten, and for future generations why it must never be allowed to happen again."