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Reference WMO/112036

Address:

The Mall

St James Park

Near Admiralty Arch

London

SW1A 2WH

England

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Status: On subsequent site(s)
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Group sculpture
Materials:
  • Metal Bronze
  • Stone Portland stone
Conflicts:
  • Boer War, Second (1899-1902)
  • China (19C and 20C)
  • Former Yugoslavia (1991-1999)
  • Gulf Conflict (1990-1991)
  • Korean War (1950-1953)
  • Malayan Emergency (1948-1960)
  • Northern Ireland
About the memorial: A figure of a soldier with rifle at the ready standing over a wounded marine. This sits on a plinth with bronze reliefs of the brigades badge, and scenes of action at Graspan & Peking. Dolphins carved on each corner reflect the connection with the sea. Originally in St James' Park, and moved to this site after storage during WW2.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Westminster Walk: Originally this memorial was placed in St James Park but moved to its present position in 1948 on the building of The Citadel next to Admiralty Arch. In 2000, in the presence of the Duke of Edinburgh, it became the Royal Marines National Memorial in 2000 and the focus of their annual “Graspan” parade. It was originally erected in memory of those who died of disease or wounds in South Africa and China at end of 19th century. Its sculptor, Adrian Jones, was a painter and sculptor but joined the army as a veterinary officer and became a Captain before leaving in 1891. So he was well versed in the anatomy of horses, leading to his most well known sculpture on the top of the Wellington Arch in Hyde Park Corner, and the reality of war. Here he has depicted two soldiers, one defending his fallen comrade. It is known as the “Graspan” memorial after the battle in 1899 against the Boers where 8000 British forces fought against 2000 Boers from Transvaal. The memorial was originally in St James’ Park but moved for the building of “The Citadel” (opposite), a WW2 bomb proof centre for the Admiralty which included a reinforced roof 6M thick !! Sculptor: Captain Adrian Jones>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Route: Cross back over the road the way you have just come and at the beginning of Horse Guards Road on a triangular green find the next unusual National Police memorial. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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6 O'CLOCK FACE: ERECTED / BY THE OFFICERS AND MEN / OF THE / ROYAL MARINES / IN MEMORY OF THEIR / COMRADES WHO WERE KILLED IN ACTION / OR DIED OF WOUNDS OR DISEASE IN / SOUTH AFRICA AND CHINA / 1899 - 1900 12 O'CLOCK: SOUTH AFRICA CHINA / (NAMES) BRONZE RING ON GROUND AROUND MEMORIAL: THIS MEMORIAL WAS REDEDICATED IN OCTOBER 2000 IN HONOUR OF ALL ROYAL MARINES WHO HAVE SERVED THEIR COUNTRY BY LAND AND SEA AND WHO ARE FOREVER REMEMBERED BY THEIR FRIENDS

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