The Forbury Lion also known as the Maiwand Lion
The Lion was named after a village in Afghanistan (Maiwand) and was built to commemorate the deaths of 329 men from the 66th Berkshire Regiment in the Battle of Maiwand. Rudyard Kipling wrote the poem "That day" in An' there ain't no chorus 'ere to give, Nor there ain't no band to play; But I wish I was dead 'fore I done what I did, Or seen what I seed that day! Only 11 men of the regiment survived the battle. It is known locally as the Forbury Lion. Forbury Park, Reading, Berks, UK, The sculptor was George Blackall Simonds.
Size: 5051px × 3381px
Location: Forbury Park, Reading, Berks, UK
Photo credit: © David Carton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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