Chindits
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At the rear of the Ministry of Defence building, Victoria Embankment Gardens, Richmond Terrace, London, City Of Westminster, Greater London, SW1A 2JL , England
TQ 30306 79931
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DAVID PRICE, Architect
FRANK FOSTER, Sculptor
Unveiled
16th October 1990
HRH THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH
Made from: Stone - Portland
Condition: Good
Historic England
Grade: II
List Entry: 1470017
Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Architectural interest: * as a striking and well-executed tall Portland stone plinth topped by a bronze statue of a Chinthe with the Chindits badge, a portrait of Wingate and explanatory inscriptions. Historic interest: * commemorating the role of the Chindit Special Forces which served in Burma under Major General Wingate in the Second World War; the Chindit campaigns made a major contribution to eject the Japanese from Burma. Group value: * with the Ministry of Defence (Grade I) and 34 lamp standards and the Statue of Lord Trenchard (all Grade II).
Made from: Bronze
Condition: Good
Historic England
Grade: II
List Entry: 1470017
Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Architectural interest: * as a striking and well-executed tall Portland stone plinth topped by a bronze statue of a Chinthe with the Chindits badge, a portrait of Wingate and explanatory inscriptions. Historic interest: * commemorating the role of the Chindit Special Forces which served in Burma under Major General Wingate in the Second World War; the Chindit campaigns made a major contribution to eject the Japanese from Burma. Group value: * with the Ministry of Defence (Grade I) and 34 lamp standards and the Statue of Lord Trenchard (all Grade II).
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