Guards Memorial
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Guards Memorial is a prominent war memorial in London commemorating the soldiers of the Foot Guards and Household Cavalry who died in the World Wars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guards Memorial canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I memorial
ⓘ
World War II memorial ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| architect | H. Chalton Bradshaw ⓘ |
| category |
Grade I listed monuments and memorials
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Military memorials in London ⓘ Monuments and memorials in the City of Westminster ⓘ |
| commemorates |
British Army soldiers killed in World War I
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British Army soldiers killed in World War II ⓘ Coldstream Guards ⓘ Foot Guards ⓘ Grenadier Guards ⓘ Household Cavalry ⓘ Household Division ⓘ Irish Guards ⓘ Scots Guards ⓘ Welsh Guards ⓘ |
| coordinates | 51.504°N 0.129°W ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Guards Machine Gun Regiment
ⓘ
Household Cavalry ⓘ
surface form:
Household Cavalry regiments
officers and men of the Guards Division ⓘ |
| hasInscription |
dedicatory text to the Guards Division
ⓘ
names of the Foot Guards regiments ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bronze group of a Guards officer and soldiers
ⓘ
bronze statues of Guardsmen ⓘ central pylon ⓘ |
| hasRelief | bronze reliefs depicting Guards in action ⓘ |
| height | approximately 12 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade I listed building ⓘ |
| inception | 1926 ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | City of Westminster ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
Whitehall ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Imperial War Graves Commission
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
|
| materialUsed |
Portland stone
ⓘ
bronze ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
Cenotaph
ⓘ
Horse Guards Parade ⓘ Ministry of Defence Main Building, Whitehall ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of Defence Main Building
|
| ownedBy |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom government
|
| periodOfConstruction | 1922–1926 ⓘ |
| sculptor | Gilbert Ledward ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole | focus of annual remembrance ceremonies ⓘ |
| unveiledBy | Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn ⓘ |
| unveilingDate | 16 October 1926 ⓘ |
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