| ROYAL ARTILLERYUKNIWM Ref: 128 Address| Type: | COMPOSITE |
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| OS Map Ref: | TQ 270 800 |
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InscriptionIN PROUD REMEMBRANCE OF THE/ FORTY NINE THOUSAND AND SEVENTY SIX/ OF ALL RANKS OF THE/ ROYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING/ AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919
(LIST OF THEATRES OF WAR AROUND BASE) Components| Component | Material(s) | Height | Width | Depth | Condition |
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| FIGURES | BRONZE | | | | GOOD | | MEMORIAL | STONE - PORTLAND | | | | GOOD | | PEDESTAL | STONE - PORTLAND | | | | GOOD |
Physical DescriptionHUGE SQUARE PEDESTAL WITH SURMOUNTING CARVED 9.2" HOWITZER. FIGURES OF ARTILLERY MEN ON EACH SIDE: JUNIOR OFFICER WITH GREATCOAT AND EQUIPMENT (FRONT); AMMUNITION CARRIER (EAST FACE); CLOAKED DRIVER (WEST FACE). AT THE BACK IS A FIGURE OF A DEAD GUNNER SHROUDED IN A CLOAK.
AROUND THE SIDES OF THE PEDESTAL ARE RELIEF PANELS DEPICTING GUNNERS IN ACTION. Wars Commemorated & People Remembered| 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? | 1999: English Heritage. |
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| Maintenance History: | LISTED GRADE II* BY ENGLISH HERITAGE (REF NO. 406670) |
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Ceremonies| Role | Performed By |
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| UNVEILING | HRH PRINCE ARTHUR DUKE OF CONNAUGHT | | DEDICATION | REV DR A C E JARVIS |
Sponsorships| Sponsorship Type: | Other |
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| Did this include a trust or scholarship? | No |
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| Did this include a roll of honour? | NOT APPLICABLE |
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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: | FUNDED BY THE ROYAL ARTILLERY WAR COMMEMORATION FUND |
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Craftsmen| Name | Occupation |
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| LIONEL PEARSON | ARCHITECT | | CHARLES SARGEANT JAGGER | SCULPTOR |
References| Co-ordinator's Comments: | Press cuttings are held on file demonstrating mixed reactions to the monument on its unveiling.
Gun modelled on the Howitzer held in the Imperial War Museum.
One of the models for the soldiers was Domenico Mancini, the most famous of the artist's models. |
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| Comments: | |
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| Photographs: | 25 |
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| Other Documents: | None |
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| Form / Letter: | F |
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| Negatives: | Yes |
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| Drawings / Plans: | No |
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| Minutes: | No |
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| Press Cuttings: | 6 |
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| Publication Name | Author | Date Published | Page / Date | Other Information |
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| LONDON'S OPEN AIR STATUARY | GLEICHEN | 1928 | 57 | | | WAR MEMORIALS FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE PRESENT | BORG, ALAN | 1991 | 81 | | | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN: BRITISH FIRST WORLD WAR MEMORIALS | BOORMAN, DEREK | 1988 | 33-34, 162 | | | WAR MEMORIALS | WHITTICK, A | 1946 | 42,46,63 | | | MEMORIALS OF THE GREAT WAR IN BRITAIN: THE SYMBOLISM AND POLITICS OF REMEMBRANCE | KING, ALEX | 1998 | 118-120 | | | The Italian Factor: The Italian Community in Great Britain | COLPI, Terri | 1991 | | |
| Organisation | Id | Website |
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| Departments | Q42445 - Q42456 | |
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