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There are eight plaques around the base of each half of the memorial. Those around the field gun competitor illustrate various parts of the competition course. Those around the field gun recount the history of both the origins during the Boer War and the subsequent competition.

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

Portsmouth

Title

Gunner

Medium

bronze

Measurements

H 180 x W 90 x D 126 cm

Accession number

1a

Work type

Statue

Inscription description

plaque: 1947 1999 THIS BRONZE STATUE AND FIELD GUN / COMMEMORATE THOSE MEN FROM PORTSMOUTH / COMMAND WHO COMPETED IN THE ANNUAL FIELD / GUN COMPETITION AT THE ROYAL TOURNAMENT / AND TRAINED AT "ROYAL NAVAL BARRACKS" / PORTSMOUTH FROM 1947 UNTIL CESSATION OF / THE TOURNAMENT IN AUGUST 1999 / To the Limit and Beyond; plaque: 1899 1999 / THE PANELS AROUND THE PLINTH DEPICT THE / HISTORY OF FIELD GUN AND COMMEMORATE THE / BRAVERY OF THE BLUE JACKETS WHO TOOK PART IN / THE RELIEF OF LADYSMITH 1899. THE SAME COURAGE / AND COMMITMENT WAS SHOWN THROUGHOUT THE / YEARS OF THE COMMAND FIELD GUN COMPETITION / UNTIL IT'S CESSATION IN 1999. / To the Limit and Beyond

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