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The statue is a private infantry soldier of the Royal Fusiliers in full service dress; boots, puttee, uniform, knapsack, ammunition pouches, backpack and helmet, carrying a rifle with a fixed bayonet behind him in his right hand. He stands with his head turned and his right leg raised on a rock, as having climbed to a vantage point to scan the horizon. His left hand is clenched in a fist in front of him and he faces directly along the road to the west to guard the entrance to the City of London. On the front (west) side of the pedestal is the regimental badge.: a Tudor rose enclosed by the Garter, surmounted by a King’s crown. The rear (east) side of the pedestal has a bronze plaque bearing a list of the 53 regular, service, and territorial battalions of the regiment that served in the First World War.
Title
Royal Fusiliers Memorial
Date
1922
Medium
bronze & Portland stone
Measurements
H 260 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 500 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
EC1N_CRH_S114
Acquisition method
purchased by public subscription
Work type
War memorial
Owner
The City of London Corporation
Custodian
The City of London Corporation
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II* (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
4th November 1922
Listing date
05/06/72
Access
at all times
Signature/marks description
the base of the statue is inscribed: ALBERT TOFT Sc.
Inscription description
on the front (west) side of the pedestal is the regimental badge: a Tudor rose enclosed by the Garter, surmounted by a King’s crown, bearing the motto: HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE; beneath the badge is the inscription: THE ROYAL FUSILIERS / (CITY OF LONDON REGIMENT) / TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY / OF THE / 22,000 ROYAL FUSILIERS / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1919 / AND TO THE ROYAL FUSILIERS / WHO FELL IN THE WORLD WAR / 1939-1945 / .; on the chamfered top of the base is a stone block, inserted at a later date, inscribed in small lettering: AND THOSE FUSILIERS / KILLED IN SUBSEQUENT CAMPAIGNS.