CAVALRY OF THE EMPIRE - WW1

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Reference WMO/112146

Address:

Hyde Park

London

W1J 7NT

England

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Type: Freestanding
Description: Allegory (eg: Victory)
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: The memorial was unveiled on 21st May 1924 on its original site at the Stanhope Gate entrance to Hyde Park. The original site had a classical backdrop by Sir John Burnett for the sculpture produced by A Jones. The memorial commemorates the cavalry from Britain and the Empire who fell in World War I. The memorial was moved in 1960 when Park Lane was widened to its current location. Sculptor: Captain Adrian Jones ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mayfair & Hyde Park Walk: Adrian Jones was a veterinary surgeon who enrolled in the Army as a veterinary officer in the Royal Horse Artillery. After he retired from the army he indulged in producing horse portraits and sculptures including that on the top of he Arch at Hyde Park Corner and this eye catching sculpture. Look at the reliefs around the memorial and see the different regiments represented by their differing uniforms. Can you tell which country they came from ? (Australia, India, New Zealand, Canada, Britain) The main sculpture is cast from guns taken by the cavalry during the first world war and was first positioned at Stanhope Gate but moved here in 1961. In May each year there is a parade of horses from the various Cavalry Regiments centred on this memorial. Four Cavalry Officers were promoted to the rank of Field Marshall and this is represented by the four batons on the plaque detailing the various Cavalry Units from countries of the British Empire whose men were lost at war. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Route: Continue walking eastwards towards the Serpentine where you can stop for refreshments and enjoy them sitting by the Lake. Then turn south Eastwards to a dell of silver birch trees. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Erected by the Cavalry of the Empire in memory of Comrades who gave their lives in the War 1914 1919 also in the war 1939 1945 and on active service thereafter

Grade II* (England)

1278118

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