Memorial
Field Marshall Earl Roberts VC
Current Location
West side of Horse Guards archway., Horseguards Parade, Whitehall, Westminster, City Of Westminster, Greater London, SW1A 2ET, England
OS Grid Reference
TQ 30066 80062
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Serviceman / Servicewoman
- WMR Reference Number
- 60823
- Description
- Equestrian statue on pedestal of Lord Roberts wearing the uniform he wore during the Afghan War (sun helmet, poshteen- Afghan outer garment, Indian field-kit), seated on his Arab charger.
- Inscription
- (front) ROBERTS (rear) Field Marshal Earl Roberts, V.C., K.G.,K.P., G.C.B., O.M., G.C.S.I.., G.C.I.E., V.D. Born in India 1832. Died in France 1914. Commander-in-Chief of the British Army, 1901-1904, Indian Mutiny, 1857-58, Umbeyla, 1863, Abyssinia, 1868,.Lushai, 1871-72. Afghanistan,1878-80. Burma, 1886. South Africa, 1900. (base at rear of pedestal) (illegible)
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 1
- Died
- 1
- Information shown
- surname,rank,year died,place of death,place of birth,age of death,additional,decorations
- Number Commemorated
- 1
- Died
- 1
- Information shown
- surname,rank,year died,place of death,place of birth,age of death,additional,decorations
- Maker(s)
Harry Bates ARA, Sculptor
- Sponsor Type
- corporate
- Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information
- Funded by vote of Parliament.
- Maintenance History
- Pedestal erected 1920. There is a badly eroded inscription at its rear.
Ceremonies
Unveiled
30 May 1924
FM HRH Prince Arthur Duke of Connaught KG
Components
- Figure
Made from: Bronze
Condition: Good
- Pedestal
Made from: Stone - Portland
- LONDON'S OPEN AIR STATUARY by GLEICHEN p.44 Source: Image Library Published:LONGMAN'S, GREEN & CO 1928 LONDON
- LONDON STATUES: A GUIDE TO LONDONS OUTDOOR STATUES AND SCULPTURE by BYRON, A 187 Source: Image Library NIWM Published:CONSTABLE 1981 LONDON
- The Times 3 May 1924 p.12 col.d; 23 May 1924 p.11 col.g;30 May 1924 p.15 col.g;31 May 1924 p.11 col.d, p.18 col.b.
- Illustrated London News 7 June 1924 p. 1071
- DICTIONARY OF BRITISH ART VOLUME V BRITISH ARTISTS 1880-1940 by JOHNSON, J 46 Source: Image Library NIWM Published:ANTIQUE COLLECTORS CLUB 1994 WOODBRIDGE, SUFFOLK
- Statues of the Raj by Steggles, M A pp. 169, 171 Published:BACSA 2000 Original Roberts statue unveiled on the Maidan, Calcutta March 1898. later moved to Barrackpore, and in the 1970s to the Artillery Centre, Nasik Road Camp, near Devlali.