Guards Memorial (London)

United Kingdom / England / London
 memorial, First World War 1914-1918, war memorial
The Guards Memorial, also known as the Guards Division War Memorial, is an outdoor war memorial located on the west side of Horse Guards Road, opposite Horse Guards Parade in London, United Kingdom. It commemorates the war dead from the Guards Division and related units during the First World War, and of the Household Division in the Second World War and other conflicts since 1918.
This Portland stone cenotaph design was erected in 1926 dedicated to the five Foot Guards regiments of the Great War (WWI).
The bronze figures were cast from the guns taken from the Germans during the Great War (WWI).
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guards_Memorial
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Coordinates:   51°30'16"N   -0°7'46"E
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