Rifle Brigade War Memorial
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TheRifle Brigade War MemorialinLondoncommemorates the service of theRifle Brigadein the First and Second World Wars. It stands at the junction ofGrosvenor Gardensand Hobart Place nearVictoria Stationin theCity of Westminster,on land donated by the2nd Duke of Westminster.
The design of the memorial was inspired by ColonelWilloughby Verner.Construction was funded by the Rifleman's Aid Society.
The memorial has a curved screen and central pylon ofPortland stone,with three bronze statues by the Scottish artistJohn Tweed:on the pylon, a helmeted rifleman in First World War uniform marching with slung rifle (modelled on Rifleman Ephraim Alfred Dudley); and at ground level, in front of the screen to the left, a rifleman in 1806 pattern uniform with aBaker rifle,and, to the right, an officer with sword from 1800, when theExperimental Corps of Riflemenwas formed.
An inscription on the memorial commemorates the 11,575 men from the Rifle Brigade who fell in the First World War; a later inscription mentions the 1,329 men who fell in the Second World War. All are listed on aRoll of Honourheld atWinchester Cathedral.
The memorial was unveiled on 25 July 1925 by the Colonel-in-Chief of The Rifle Brigade, Field MarshalPrince Arthur, Duke of Connaught,and dedicated by theChaplain-General to the Forces,ReverendAlfred Jarvis.The unveiling ceremony was accompanied by an honour guard from the 2nd Battalion, and another of veteran riflemen.
In 1970 the memorial waslistedat Grade II; it was upgraded to Grade II* in 2016.
See also
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[edit]- Rifle Brigade Memorial,Imperial War Museum
- The Rifle Brigade War Memorial,National Heritage List for England, Historic England
- The Rifle Brigade Memorial,The Victorian Web
- Rifle Brigade Memorial,War Memorials Online
- Rifle Brigade Roll of Fame,War Memorials Online
- Monument: Rifle Brigade,London Remembers
- Ephraim Alfred Dudley,London Remembers
- 1925 establishments in England
- 1925 sculptures
- British military memorials and cemeteries
- Buildings and structures completed in 1925
- Grade II* listed statues in the City of Westminster
- Grade II* listed monuments and memorials
- 1925 in London
- Outdoor sculptures in London
- World War I memorials in London
- World War II memorials in London