- Type of Memorial
- Allegory (eg: Victory)
- WMR Reference Number
- 11452
- Description
- A bronze statue on a pedestal of Portland stone depicting St George with the dragon coiled around his feet. The upper part of the pedestal is a bronze frieze depicting British, Indian and South African cavalry. Behind the statue is a portland stone screen with plaques commemorating the cavalry regiments of the First World War in nine columns, with the names of Field Marshals in laurel wreaths. The whole stands on a granite base.
- Inscription
- ERECTED/ BY THE/ CAVALRY OF THE EMPIRE/ IN MEMORY OF/ COMRADES/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE WAR/ 1914 1919/ ALSO/ IN THE WAR/ 1939 1945/ AND ON ACTIVE SERVICE THEREAFTER
Stone screen: CAVALRY OF THE EMPIRE/
Column 1: 1ST LIFE GUARDS/ 2ND LIFE GUARDS/ ROYAL HORSE GUARDS/ KING'S DRAGOON GUARDS/ QUEEN'S BAYS/ 3RD DRAGOON GUARDS/ 4TH DRAGOON GUARDS/ 5TH DRAGOON GUARDS/ CARABINIERS/ 7TH DRAGOON GUARDS/ ROYAL DRAGOONS/ SCOTS GREYS/ 3RD HUSSARS/ 4TH HUSSARS/ 5TH LANCERS/ INNISKILLING DRAGOONS/ 7TH HUSSARS/ 8TH HUSSARS/ 9TH LANCERS/ 10TH HUSSARS//
Column 2: 11TH HUSSARS/ 12TH HUSSARS/ 13TH HUSSARS/ 14TH HUSSARS/ 15TH HUSSARS/ 16TH LANCERS/ 17TH LANCERS/ 18TH HUSSARS/ 20TH HUSSARS/ 21ST LANCERS/ NORTH IRISH HORSE/ SOUTH IRISH HORSE/ KING EDWARD'S HORSE/ 2ND KING EDWARD'S HORSE/ YEOMANRY/ ROYAL WILTSHIRE/ WARWICKSHIRE//
Column 3: YORKSHIRE HUSSARS/ SHERWOOD RANGERS/ STAFFORDSHIRE/ SHROPSHIRE/ AYRSHIRE/ CHESHIRE/ YORKSHIRE DRAGOONS/ LEICESTERSHIRE/ NORTH SOMERSET/ DUKE OF LANCASTER'S OWN/ LANARKSHIRE/ NORTHUMBERLAND/ SOUTH NOTTS HUSSARS/ DENBIGHSHIRE/ WESTMORELAND & CUMBERLAND/ PEMBROKE/ ROYAL EAST KENT/ HAMPSHIRE/ BUCKINGHAMSHIRE/ DERBYSHIRE//
Column 4: 1914/ DORSET/ GLOUCESTERSHIRE/ HERTS/ BERKS/ 1ST COUNTY OF LONDON/ ROYAL 1ST DEVON/ SUFFOLK/ ROYAL NORTH DEVON/ WORCESTERSHIRE/ WEST KENT/ WEST SOMERSET/ OXFORDSHIRE/ MONTGOMERYSHIRE/ LOTHIANS AND BORDER HORSE/ QUEEN'S OWN ROYAL GLASGOW/ LANCASHIRE HUSSARS/ SURREY/ FIFE AND FORFAR//
Column 5: NORFOLK/ SUSSEX/ GLAMORGAN/ WELSH HORSE/ LINCOLNSHIRE/ CITY OF LONDON/ 2ND COUNTY OF LONDON/ 3RD COUNTY OF LONDON/ BEDFORDSHIRE/ ESSEX/ NORTHAMPTONSHIRE/ EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE/ 1ST AND 2ND LOVAT'S SCOUTS/ SCOTTISH HORSE/ INDIA/ 1ST LANCERS/ 2ND LANCERS//
Column 6: 1919/ 3RD SKINNER'S HORSE/ 4TH CAVALRY/ 5TH CAVALRY/ 6TH CAVALRY/ 7TH LANCERS/ 8TH CAVALRY/ 9TH HODSON'S HORSE/ 10TH LANCERS/ 11TH LANCERS/ 12TH CAVALRY/ 13TH LANCERS/ 14TH LANCERS/ 15TH LANCERS/ 16TH CAVALRY/ 17TH CAVALRY/ 18TH LANCERS/ 19TH LANCERS/ 20TH DECCAN HORSE//
Column 7: 21ST CAVALRY F.F./ 22ND CAVALRY F.F./ 23RD CAVALRY F.F./ 25TH CAVALRY F.F./ 26TH LIGHT CAVALRY/ 27TH LIGHT CAVALRY/ 28TH LIGHT CAVALRY/ 29TH LANCERS/ 30TH LANCERS/ 31ST LANCERS/ 32ND LANCERS/ 33RD LIGHT CAVALRY/ 34TH POONA HORSE/ 35TH SIND HORSE/ 36TH JACOB'S HORSE/ 37TH LANCERS/ 38TH CENTRAL INDIA HORSE/ 39TH CENTRAL INDIA HORSE/ GUIDES CAVALRY/ ADEN TROOP//
Column 8: ALWAR LANCERS/ BHAVNAGAR LANCERS/ 2ND GWALIOR LANCERS/ 3RD GWALIOR LANCERS/ HYDERABAD LANCERS/ INDORE MOUNTED ESCORT/ JODHPUR LANCERS/ KASHMIR LANCERS/ PATIALA LANCERS/ RATLAM DESPATCH RIDERS/ AUSTRALIA/ 1ST 2ND AND 3RD LIGHT HORSE/ 5TH 6TH AND 7TH LIGHT HORSE/ 8TH 9TH AND 10TH LIGHT HORSE/ 4TH 11TH AND 12TH LIGHT HORSE/ 13TH LIGHT HORSE/ 14TH AND 15TH LIGHT HORSE//
Column 9: CANADA: ROYAL CANADIAN DRAGOONS/ LORD STRATHCONA'S HORSE/ FORT GARRY HORSE/ CANADIAN LIGHT HORSE/ NEW ZEALAND/ AUCKLAND MOUNTED RIFLES/ WELLINGTON MOUNTED RIFLES/ CANTERBURY MOUNTED RIFLES/ STAGG MOUNTED RIFLES/ SOUTH AFRICA/ SOUTH AFRICAN HORSE/ MOUNTED RIFLES/ RHODESIA MOUNTED FORCES/ 1ST IMPERIAL LIGHT HORSE/ 2ND IMPERIAL LIGHT HORSE/ EAST AFRICAN MTD RIFLES