GUARDS MEMORIAL
UKNIWM Ref: 11359
Address
| Type: |
SERVICEMAN/WOMAN |
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| Other Location Details: |
ROADSIDE |
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| OS Map Ref: |
TO 290 520 |
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Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THE/ OFFICERS WARRANT OFFICERS/ NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS &/ GUARDSMEN OF HIS MAJESTY'S/ REGIMENTS OF FOOT GUARDS/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR/ KING AND COUNTRY DURING THE/ GREAT WAR OF 1914 - 1918 AND OF THE/ OFFICERS WARRANT OFFICERS/ NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND/ MEN OF THE HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY/ ROYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY/ CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS/ ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS ROYAL/ ARMY MEDICAL CORPS AND OTHER/ UNITS WHO WHILE SERVING WITH/ THE GUARDS DIVISION IN FRANCE &/ BELGIUM1915 - 1918 FELL WITH THEM IN/ THE FIGHT FOR THE WORLD'S FREEDOM
(BELOW FIGURES): THIS MEMORIAL ALSO COMMEMORATES ALL THOSE MEMBERS/ OF THE HOUSEHOLD DIVISION WHO DIED IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ AND IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY SINCE 1918
REVERSE (LIST OF BATTLE HONOURS)
SIDES: LIST OF INDIVIDUAL UNITS
Components
| Component | Material(s) | Height | Width | Depth | Condition |
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| CENOTAPH |
STONE |
38FT 6" |
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|
GOOD |
| RELIEF |
BRONZE |
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|
GOOD |
| FIGURES |
BRONZE |
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GOOD |
Physical Description
5 LIFE SIZED BRONZE SOLDIERS REPRESENTING EACH OF THE GUARDS REGIMENTS, STANDING EASY AGAINST STONE CENOTAPH ON PODIUM AND THREE STEPPED PLINTH. BRONZE RELIEF PANELS DEPICT REPRESENTATIVE EQUIPMENT. STONE RELIEF AT THE BACK DEPICTS ARTILLERY IN ACTION.
SMALL INCISED CROSS AT CENTRE TOP. BADGES OF THE GUARDS REGIMENTS BELOW THE FIGURES.
Wars Commemorated & People Remembered
| War |
SECOND WORLD WAR |
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| Total names on memorial: |
0 |
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| Served & Returned |
0 |
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| Died |
0 |
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| Is this an exact count? |
Yes, an exact count |
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| How are the names ordered? |
Not known |
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| What information is listed on the memorial? |
None |
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| Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM? |
No |
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| War |
FIRST WORLD WAR |
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| Total names on memorial: |
0 |
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| Served & Returned |
0 |
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| Died |
0 |
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| Is this an exact count? |
Not known |
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| How are the names ordered? |
Not known |
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| What information is listed on the memorial? |
None |
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| Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM? |
No |
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Maintenance
| Are the letters difficult to read? |
No |
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| Who is responsible for the memorial? |
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| Maintenance History: |
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Ceremonies
| Role | Performed By |
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| UNVEILING |
HRH PRINCE ARTHUR DUKE OF CONNAUGHT |
Sponsorship
| Sponsorship Type: |
None |
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| Did this include a trust or scholarship? |
No |
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| Did this include a roll of honour? |
No |
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| Cost of Site: |
Not known |
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| Cost of Memorial: |
Not known |
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| Comments on Costs: |
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Craftsmen
| Name | Occupation |
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| W MORRIS ART BRONZE FOUNDRY |
FOUNDRY |
| GILBERT LEDWARD |
SCULPTOR |
| MR HAROLD CHALTON BRADSHAW |
ARCHITECT |
References
| Co-ordinator's Comments: |
FIGURES CAST FROM CAPTURED CANNON. INSCRIPTION BY KIPLING |
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| Comments: |
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| Photographs: |
8 |
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| Other Documents: |
None |
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| Form / Letter: |
F |
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| Negatives: |
No |
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| Drawings / Plans: |
No |
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| Minutes: |
No |
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| Publication Name | Author | Date Published | Page / Date | Other Information |
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| AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN: BRITISH FIRST WORLD WAR MEMORIALS |
BOORMAN, DEREK |
1988 |
34-36 |
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| WAR MEMORIALS |
WHITTICK, A |
1946 |
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| A CENTURY OF STATUES. THE HISTORY OF THE MORRIS SINGER FOUNDRY |
JAMES, DUNCAN |
1984 |
23-35 |
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