A new memorial honouring the 122 haemophiliac boys treated at Lord Mayor Treloar College in Alton during the 1970s and 1980s will be unveiled today.

They were infected with HIV, hepatitis C and hepatitis B after being given contaminated Factor VIII blood clotting products at an NHS clinic on the Treloar’s site. Ninety of them have since died.

The memorial was recommended by Infected Blood Inquiry chairman Sir Brian Langstaff and organised by survivors Gary Webster, Steve Nicholls, Richard Warwick and Adrian Goodyear through the Independent Treloar’s Memorial Committee.

Gary told the Herald: “It’s taken us two years to get this far. I hope the day goes well. It will be about remembering the 122 boys who went there, and their families.

“Infected Blood Inquiry chairman Sir Brian Langstaff will unveil the memorial and then everyone will go on to The White Hart in Holybourne.”

The bronze memorial, which stands at the entrance to Treloar’s, was sculpted by Tom Murphy, who also created The Hillsborough Monument Memorial in Liverpool city centre.

Funding was provided by the Cabinet Office, with additional support from Candour Productions, which created a documentary about the events at Treloar’s, The British Blood Scandal - Poisoned at School, that was shown on ITV in May 2025.

Gary added: “It’s the first of the memorials that Sir Brian recommended to be unveiled. The others are national memorials for the four home countries.

“The Treloar’s memorial is significant because it recognises that there was unethical research and experimentation at Treloar’s, which was reported in volume in Sir Brian’s report.

“I just want Treloar’s to tell the truth and admit this did happen in the 1970s and 1980s. We don’t have anything against them these days but it would be justice to admit it went on because we have the evidence.

“The memorial is the most important thing. It’s a fitting tribute to the boys and their families. And that’s our work done. We’ve been doing it for 34 years and we need a rest now.”

Hampshire and Isle of Wight police and crime commissioner Donna Jones is calling for the memorial to be the "first step on the pathway to justice" for the victims and their families.

While welcoming it as an important moment of remembrance she said it must not mark the end of efforts to secure accountability.

She added: “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.

“Gary, Steve, Richard and Adrian have shown immense courage, dignity and determination. Their efforts have ensured those they have lost will never be forgotten, and for future generations why it must never be allowed to happen again.”

Treloar’s was the most high-profile case in a nationwide NHS scandal that saw more than 30,000 people infected with the viruses across the UK between the 1970s and the early 1990s.

Also affected were patients undergoing surgery, mothers receiving blood transfusions during childbirth, and others who required blood products. More than 3,000 people have died as a result.

Donna Jones said: “The publication of the Infected Blood Inquiry in 2024 was a significant milestone, but for many survivors and families the pursuit of justice is far from over.

“When I first became aware of this case and started supporting some of the surviving victims, I was devastated by the facts and determined to do everything in my power to help them secure the justice and compensation they deserve.

“While I am pleased the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary has recorded crime reports from former Treloar’s pupils, I am appalled that progress towards a wider national investigation has been so slow.

“The fact that victims and families who have already suffered so much, for so many years, continue to have to fight for justice is simply unacceptable.

“This memorial must signify truth and accountability, and should serve not only as a lasting tribute, but as a bastion of courage and compassion on the pathway to justice.”