Wide-angle view of the Guards Memorial, Horse Guards Parade, London.
The Guards Memorial, designed by the sculptor Gilbert Ledward in 1923–26 and erected to commemorate the First Battle of Ypres and other battles of World War I. it is a Cenotaph with five life-size bronze figures representing the Foot Guards Regiments (Grenadiers, Coldstream, Scots, Welsh and Irish). The inscription is by Rudyard Kipling. Installed in memory of Guardsmen who died in World War I. It was unveiled by the Duke of Connaught, the uncle of King George V. After World War II an inscription was added to remember those who died between 1939 and 1945. The Cenotaph was by H Charlton Bradshaw. Sculpture by Gilbert Ledward. The sculptures were made from guns captured in World War I and modelled on real guardsmen. The Irish Guardsman got impatient while he was being modelled and left before the artist had finished, so his legs belong to another soldier. The Memorial was damaged by German bombs during World War II and during the repairs a small hole was deliberately left in one of the sculptures -
Size: 3744px × 4738px
Location: Horse Guards Parade, London,
Photo credit: © John Gaffen 2 / Alamy / Afripics
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