Joseph Hermon Cawthra  Joseph Hermon Cawthra (1886–1971), born in Baildon in Yorkshire, was an English sculptor. Joseph Hermon Cawthra was born in Baildon in Yorkshire, the son of Silas and Ellen Cawthra. He studied at Salts Art School in Shipley, the Leeds School of Art, the Royal College of Art and the Royal Academy Schools. He was elected to the Royal British Society of Sculptors (RBS). The Royal Academy exhibited models of the Bury war memorial reliefs. His works included war memorials, bas reliefs and sculptures, such as that featuring the Earl of Meath on the Earl of Meath Memorial at Lancaster Gate, Hyde Park.