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[[File:Royal Fusiliers War Memorial (6093348486).jpg|thumb|Royal Fusiliers War Memorial on [[High Holborn]]]] |
[[File:Royal Fusiliers War Memorial (6093348486).jpg|thumb|Royal Fusiliers War Memorial on [[High Holborn]]]] |
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The '''Royal Fusiliers War Memorial''' is a memorial in London |
The '''Royal Fusiliers War Memorial''' is a memorial in London, dedicated to the members of the [[Royal Fusiliers]] killed in the World Wars, Russian Civil War and subsequent conflicts, along with members of a number of [[London Regiment (1908-1938)|London Regiment]] battalions killed in the First World War. It consists of a bronze statue on a {{convert|16.5|ft|m}} pedestal made of [[Portland stone]]. |
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It was erected in 1922 at [[Holborn Bar]], one of the ancient entry points to the [[City of London]], on a traffic island in the middle of [[High Holborn]], on the City's boundary with the [[London Borough of Camden]], denoted by a [[dragon boundary mark]] on either side of the street. The site is near High Holborn's junction with [[Gray's Inn Road]], and is close to the historic [[Staple Inn]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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An original intention to erect a memorial to the Royal London Fusiliers in a [[Royal Parks of London|Royal Park]] shifted to [[Hounslow Barracks]] and then Holborn. A subscription list opened in 1919 and raised £3,000 by August 1920. The monument was unveiled by the [[Lord Mayor of London]] on 4 November 1922. The church of [[St Sepulchre-without-Newgate]], about {{convert|450|yards}} east of the memorial, was selected as the regimental chapel in 1946. The memorial became a Grade II [[listed building|listed structure]] in 1972, upgraded to Grade II* in July 2017. |
An original intention to erect a memorial to the Royal London Fusiliers in a [[Royal Parks of London|Royal Park]] shifted to [[Hounslow Barracks]] and then Holborn. A subscription list opened in 1919 and raised £3,000 by August 1920. The monument was unveiled by the [[Lord Mayor of London]] on 4 November 1922. The church of [[St Sepulchre-without-Newgate]], about {{convert|450|yards}} east of the memorial, was selected as the regimental chapel in 1946. The memorial became a Grade II [[listed building|listed structure]] in 1972, upgraded to Grade II* in July 2017. |
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[[File:Royal Fusiliers Memorial2.jpg|thumb|right|The statue]] |
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==Inscriptions== |
==Inscriptions== |
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| ⚫ | The main inscription is on the west-facing front of the pedestal below a bronze relief of the Tudor Rose from the regimental badge and states the memorial's dedication to the almost 22,000 soldiers of Royal Fusiliers who died during the [[World War I|First World War]] and [[Russian Civil War]], with later additions commemorating the Royal Fusiliers who died during the [[World War II|Second World War]] and in subsequent conflicts. A bronze plaque on the pedestal's east-facing reverse lists 47 [[British Army|regular]], [[Territorial Force|Territorial]], [[Service Battalion|service]], [[Regular Reserve (United Kingdom)#Army Reserve (Regular)|reserve]], [[Special Reserve|special reserve]], extra, garrison and [[labour battalion (British Army)|labour]] battalions of the Royal Fusiliers which served between 1914 and 1919, along with a number of London Regiment battalions whose predecessors had been attached to the Royal Fusiliers prior to 1908.{{efn|[[1st (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)|1/1st]], 2/1st, 3/1st, 1st Reserve, [[2nd (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)|1/2nd]], 2/2nd, 3/2nd, [[3rd (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment|1/3rd]], 2/3rd, 3/3rd, [[4th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment|4th]], 2/4th, 3/4th, [[173rd (3/1st London) Brigade#29th Battalion.2C London Regiment|29th]] and [[3rd (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment#30th Londons|30th]] Battalions<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.roll-of-honour.com/London/RoyalFusiliers.html|title=Roll of Honour - Royal Fusiliers Memorial|access-date=29 November 2020}}</ref>}} |
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| ⚫ | The main inscription is on the west-facing front of the pedestal |
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==Statue== |
==Statue== |
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The {{convert|8.5|ft|m}} high bronze statue was designed by [[Albert Toft]] and cast by [[A.B. Burton]] at the [[Thames Ditton Foundry]], with Cheadle and Harding as architects. It is said to be modelled on a Sergeant Cox, who served throughout the First World War. It depicts a private soldier in [[Service Dress (British Army)|service dress]], carrying a rifle with fixed bayonet in his right hand, facing along the road to the west to guard the entrance to the City of London. |
The {{convert|8.5|ft|m}} high bronze statue was designed by [[Albert Toft]] and cast by [[A.B. Burton]] at the [[Thames Ditton Foundry]], with Cheadle and Harding as architects. It is said to be modelled on a Sergeant Cox, who served throughout the First World War. It depicts a private soldier in [[Service Dress (British Army)|service dress]], carrying a rifle with fixed bayonet in his right hand, facing along the road to the west to guard the entrance to the City of London. An identical statue is one of five bronze figures by Toft forming a sculpture group for [[Oldham War Memorial]], unveiled in 1923. The same single bronze figure was unveiled in 1932 as the memorial to the [[41st Division (United Kingdom)|41st Division]] at [[Flers, Somme|Flers]], near the site of the [[Battle of Flers-Courcelette]], where tanks were used in battle for the first time on 15 September 1916. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[List of public art in the City of London]] |
* [[List of public art in the City of London]] |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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{{commons category|Royal Fusiliers War Memorial}} |
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* [http://www.victorianweb.org/sculpture/toft/10.html The Royal Fusiliers Memorial], victorianweb.org |
* [http://www.victorianweb.org/sculpture/toft/10.html The Royal Fusiliers Memorial], victorianweb.org |
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* {{NHLE|num=1064638 | |
* {{NHLE|num=1064638 |access-date=19 September 2012}} |
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* [http://www.fusiliermuseumlondon.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/The-War-Memorial-at-Holborn.pdf The War Memorial at Holborn], The Fusilier Museum London |
* [http://www.fusiliermuseumlondon.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/The-War-Memorial-at-Holborn.pdf The War Memorial at Holborn], The Fusilier Museum London |
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* [http://www.firstworldwar.com/today/flers41stdivisionmemorial.htm 41st Division Memorial, Flers], firstworldwar.com |
* [http://www.firstworldwar.com/today/flers41stdivisionmemorial.htm 41st Division Memorial, Flers], firstworldwar.com |
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The Royal Fusiliers War Memorial is a memorial in London, dedicated to the members of the Royal Fusiliers killed in the World Wars, Russian Civil War and subsequent conflicts, along with members of a number of London Regiment battalions killed in the First World War. It consists of a bronze statue on a 16.5 feet (5.0 m) pedestal made of Portland stone.
It was erected in 1922 at Holborn Bar, one of the ancient entry points to the City of London, on a traffic island in the middle of High Holborn, on the City's boundary with the London Borough of Camden, denoted by a dragon boundary mark on either side of the street. The site is near High Holborn's junction with Gray's Inn Road, and is close to the historic Staple Inn.
History
[edit]
An original intention to erect a memorial to the Royal London Fusiliers in a Royal Park shifted to Hounslow Barracks and then Holborn. A subscription list opened in 1919 and raised £3,000 by August 1920. The monument was unveiled by the Lord Mayor of London on 4 November 1922. The church of St Sepulchre-without-Newgate, about 450 yards (410 m) east of the memorial, was selected as the regimental chapel in 1946. The memorial became a Grade II listed structure in 1972, upgraded to Grade II* in July 2017.
Inscriptions
[edit]The main inscription is on the west-facing front of the pedestal below a bronze relief of the Tudor Rose from the regimental badge and states the memorial's dedication to the almost 22,000 soldiers of Royal Fusiliers who died during the First World War and Russian Civil War, with later additions commemorating the Royal Fusiliers who died during the Second World War and in subsequent conflicts. A bronze plaque on the pedestal's east-facing reverse lists 47 regular, Territorial, service, reserve, special reserve, extra, garrison and labour battalions of the Royal Fusiliers which served between 1914 and 1919, along with a number of London Regiment battalions whose predecessors had been attached to the Royal Fusiliers prior to 1908.[a]
Statue
[edit]The 8.5 feet (2.6 m) high bronze statue was designed by Albert Toft and cast by A.B. Burton at the Thames Ditton Foundry, with Cheadle and Harding as architects. It is said to be modelled on a Sergeant Cox, who served throughout the First World War. It depicts a private soldier in service dress, carrying a rifle with fixed bayonet in his right hand, facing along the road to the west to guard the entrance to the City of London. An identical statue is one of five bronze figures by Toft forming a sculpture group for Oldham War Memorial, unveiled in 1923. The same single bronze figure was unveiled in 1932 as the memorial to the 41st Division at Flers, near the site of the Battle of Flers-Courcelette, where tanks were used in battle for the first time on 15 September 1916.
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Roll of Honour - Royal Fusiliers Memorial". Retrieved 29 November 2020.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Royal Fusiliers War Memorial.
- The Royal Fusiliers Memorial, victorianweb.org
- Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1064638)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- The War Memorial at Holborn, The Fusilier Museum London
- 41st Division Memorial, Flers, firstworldwar.com
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