Memorial

Royal Artillery

Composite

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Current Location

Hyde Park, Hyde Park Corner, Hyde Park, City Of Westminster, Greater London, W1J 7JZ, England

OS Grid Reference

TQ 28367 79802

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Composite
WMR Reference Number: 128
Description: A large square pedestal with surmounting stone carved 9.2" Howitzer. The bronze figures of artillery men are featured on either side: a junior officer with a greatcoat and equipment at the front; an ammunition carrier facing east; and a cloaked driver facing west. The rear features the figure of a dead gunner shrouded in a cloak. On the sides of the pedestal are relief panels depicting gunners in action.
Inscription: IN 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)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)

War: Regimental Memorials

History

Maker(s): Charles Sargeant Jagger MC, Designer
Lionel Pearson, Architect
Sponsor Type: other
Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information: FUNDED BY THE ROYAL ARTILLERY WAR COMMEMORATION FUND
Maintenance History: 2011, Nov: repaired and cleaned after damage from pollution, algae and rain water.

Ceremonies

Unveiled

18 October 1925

HRH Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught

Unveiled

1949

HRH Princess Elizabeth

Conservation

Custodian: 1999: English Heritage.

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Royal Artillery

Current Location

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

Ceremonies

Conservation

Components

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