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| location = [[Victoria Embankment Gardens]] |
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| nearest_town = [[London]] |
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| designer = Major Cecil Brown |
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The '''Imperial Camel Corps Memorial''' is an outdoor sculpture commemorating the [[Imperial Camel Corps]], located in [[Victoria Embankment Gardens]], on the [[Thames Embankment]] to the east of [[Charing Cross railway station|Charing Cross station]], in London, England. |
The '''Imperial Camel Corps Memorial''' is an outdoor sculpture commemorating the [[Imperial Camel Corps]], located in [[Victoria Embankment Gardens]], on the [[Thames Embankment]] to the east of [[Charing Cross railway station|Charing Cross station]], in London, England. The unit of mounted infantry was created in December 1916 from troops that had served in the [[Gallipoli campaign]] in the Dardanelles. |
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The memorial was sculpted by Major Cecil Brown, who served in the |
The memorial was sculpted by Major Cecil Brown, who served in the Corps, with bronze elements cast by [[A.B. Burton]] at his [[Thames Ditton Foundry]]. It comprises (considerably smaller than life-size) a bronze statue of a man riding a camel, on a [[Portland stone]] pedestal with bronze panels on its four sides. Two bronze plaques list the names of all 346 men who died while serving with the Corps in Egypt, Sinai and Palestine between 1916 and 1918: 191 from Australia on the east plaque, and 106 from the UK, 41 from New Zealand, and 9 from India on the west plaque.<ref name=NZH>{{cite web|title=Imperial Camel Corps memorial in London|url=http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/imperial-camel-corps-memorial-london|publisher=New Zealand History|access-date=22 September 2014}}</ref> The bronze plaque to the south depicts two soldiers running, and that to the north depicts two officers next to a camel. Below the bronze plaque, the north face of the stone plinth bears a dedication: |
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<blockquote> ''To the Glorious and Immortal // Memory of the Officers, N.C.O.s and Men // of the Imperial Camel Corps – British, // Australian, New Zealand, Indian – who fell in action or died of wounds // and disease in Egypt, Sinai, and Palestine, 1916, 1917, 1918.''<ref name=end>{{cite web|publisher=New Zealand History|title=End|url=http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/camel-corps/end| |
<blockquote> ''To the Glorious and Immortal // Memory of the Officers, N.C.O.s and Men // of the Imperial Camel Corps – British, // Australian, New Zealand, Indian – who fell in action or died of wounds // and disease in Egypt, Sinai, and Palestine, 1916, 1917, 1918.''<ref name=end>{{cite web|publisher=New Zealand History|title=End|url=http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/camel-corps/end|access-date=16 January 2012}}</ref></blockquote> |
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The south face is inscribed with a list of the |
The south face is inscribed with a list of the engagements of the Corps: |
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*1916: [[Battle of Romani|Romani]], [[Senussi Campaign|Baharia]], [[Senussi Campaign|Mazar]], [[Senussi Campaign|Dakhla]], [[Senussi Campaign|Maghara]], [[Battle of Magdhaba|El. Arish]], [[Battle of Magdhaba|Maghdaba]] |
*1916: [[Battle of Romani|Romani]], [[Senussi Campaign|Baharia]], [[Senussi Campaign|Mazar]], [[Senussi Campaign|Dakhla]], [[Senussi Campaign|Maghara]], [[Battle of Magdhaba|El. Arish]], [[Battle of Magdhaba|Maghdaba]] |
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*1917: [[Battle of Rafa|Rafa]], [[Raid on Bir el Hassana|Hassana]], [[First Battle of Gaza|Gaza 1]], [[Second Battle of Gaza|Gaza 2]], [[Second Battle of Gaza|Sana Redoubt]], [[Battle of Beersheba (1917)|Beersheba]], [[Battle of Tel el Khuweilfe|Bir Khu Weilfe]], [[Hill 265]] |
*1917: [[Battle of Rafa|Rafa]], [[Raid on Bir el Hassana|Hassana]], [[First Battle of Gaza|Gaza 1]], [[Second Battle of Gaza|Gaza 2]], [[Second Battle of Gaza|Sana Redoubt]], [[Battle of Beersheba (1917)|Beersheba]], [[Battle of Tel el Khuweilfe|Bir Khu Weilfe]], [[Hill 265]] |
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*1918: [[First Transjordan attack on Amman|Amman]], [[British occupation of the Jordan Valley|Jordan Valley]], [[Arab Revolt|Mudawar (Hedjaz)]]<ref name=london>{{cite web| |
*1918: [[First Transjordan attack on Amman|Amman]], [[British occupation of the Jordan Valley|Jordan Valley]], [[Arab Revolt|Mudawar (Hedjaz)]]<ref name=london>{{cite web|access-date=17 January 2012|publisher=London Remembers|title=Statue: Imperial Camel Corps|url=http://www.londonremembers.com/memorials/imperial-camel-corps}}</ref> |
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Lieutenant-General Sir [[Philip Chetwode, 1st Baron Chetwode|Philip Chetwode]], who was the first commander of the [[Desert Mounted Corps]], unveiled the memorial on 22 July 1921. [[Bishop of London]] [[Arthur Winnington-Ingram]] delivered the dedication. |
Lieutenant-General Sir [[Philip Chetwode, 1st Baron Chetwode|Philip Chetwode]], who was the first commander of the [[Desert Mounted Corps]], unveiled the memorial on 22 July 1921. The [[Bishop of London]], [[Arthur Winnington-Ingram]], delivered the dedication. |
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The memorial received a [[listed building|Grade II]] listing in 1958.<ref name="NHLE">{{NHLE|num=1238057|desc=Imperial Camel Corps Memorial| |
The memorial received a [[listed building|Grade II]] listing in 1958.<ref name="NHLE">{{NHLE|num=1238057|desc=Imperial Camel Corps Memorial|access-date= 15 September 2016}}</ref> [[Westminster City Council]] restored the memorial in 1999.<ref>[http://www.ukniwm.org.uk/server/show/conMemorial.11347 War Memorials Archive], Imperial War Museum</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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{{Commons category|Imperial Camel Corps Memorial}} |
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* [https://archive. |
* [https://archive.today/20140922045404/http://gohistoric.com/places/609921 Imperial Camel Corps Memorial] at GoHistoric.com |
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C2661405 Imperial Camel Corps Memorial, Victoria Embankment Gardens.] at The National Archives |
* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C2661405 Imperial Camel Corps Memorial, Victoria Embankment Gardens.] at The National Archives |
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* [http://nucius.org/photographs/imperial-camel-corps-memorial-c-1927/ Imperial Camel Corps Memorial, c. 1927] at Nacius! |
* [http://nucius.org/photographs/imperial-camel-corps-memorial-c-1927/ Imperial Camel Corps Memorial, c. 1927] at Nacius! |
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* [https://www.westminster.gov.uk/sites/default/files/uploads/workspace/assets/publications/S-and-M-FINAL-VERSION-1243433604.pdf Statues and Monuments in Westminster] (pg. 19, PDF), City of Westminster |
* [https://www.westminster.gov.uk/sites/default/files/uploads/workspace/assets/publications/S-and-M-FINAL-VERSION-1243433604.pdf Statues and Monuments in Westminster] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214005/https://www.westminster.gov.uk/sites/default/files/uploads/workspace/assets/publications/S-and-M-FINAL-VERSION-1243433604.pdf |date=3 March 2016 }} (pg. 19, PDF), City of Westminster |
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Latest revision as of 22:33, 7 July 2024
| Imperial Camel Corps Memorial | |
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| Vereinigtes Königreich | |
 The sculpture in 2015 | |
| For Imperial Camel Corps | |
| Established | July 22, 1921 |
| Standort | 51°30′31″N 0°07′18″W / 51.508499°N 0.121671°W near |
| Designed by | Major Cecil Brown |
| Burials by nation | |
191 from Australia, 106 from the UK, 41 from New Zealand, and 9 from India | |
To the Glorious and Immortal // Memory of the Officers, N.C.O.s and Men // of the Imperial Camel Corps – British, // Australian, New Zealand, Indian – who fell in action or died of wounds // and disease in Egypt, Sinai, and Palestine, 1916, 1917, 1918 | |
The Imperial Camel Corps Memorial is an outdoor sculpture commemorating the Imperial Camel Corps, located in Victoria Embankment Gardens, on the Thames Embankment to the east of Charing Cross station, in London, England. The unit of mounted infantry was created in December 1916 from troops that had served in the Gallipoli campaign in the Dardanelles.
The memorial was sculpted by Major Cecil Brown, who served in the Corps, with bronze elements cast by A.B. Burton at his Thames Ditton Foundry. It comprises (considerably smaller than life-size) a bronze statue of a man riding a camel, on a Portland stone pedestal with bronze panels on its four sides. Two bronze plaques list the names of all 346 men who died while serving with the Corps in Egypt, Sinai and Palestine between 1916 and 1918: 191 from Australia on the east plaque, and 106 from the UK, 41 from New Zealand, and 9 from India on the west plaque.[1] The bronze plaque to the south depicts two soldiers running, and that to the north depicts two officers next to a camel. Below the bronze plaque, the north face of the stone plinth bears a dedication:
To the Glorious and Immortal // Memory of the Officers, N.C.O.s and Men // of the Imperial Camel Corps – British, // Australian, New Zealand, Indian – who fell in action or died of wounds // and disease in Egypt, Sinai, and Palestine, 1916, 1917, 1918.[2]
The south face is inscribed with a list of the engagements of the Corps:
- 1916: Romani, Baharia, Mazar, Dakhla, Maghara, El. Arish, Maghdaba
- 1917: Rafa, Hassana, Gaza 1, Gaza 2, Sana Redoubt, Beersheba, Bir Khu Weilfe, Hill 265
- 1918: Amman, Jordan Valley, Mudawar (Hedjaz)[3]
Lieutenant-General Sir Philip Chetwode, who was the first commander of the Desert Mounted Corps, unveiled the memorial on 22 July 1921. The Bishop of London, Arthur Winnington-Ingram, delivered the dedication.
The memorial received a Grade II listing in 1958.[4] Westminster City Council restored the memorial in 1999.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Imperial Camel Corps memorial in London". New Zealand History. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ "End". New Zealand History. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ^ "Statue: Imperial Camel Corps". London Remembers. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- ^ Historic England. "Imperial Camel Corps Memorial (1238057)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ War Memorials Archive, Imperial War Museum
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Imperial Camel Corps Memorial.
- Imperial Camel Corps Memorial at GoHistoric.com
- Imperial Camel Corps Memorial, Victoria Embankment Gardens. at The National Archives
- Imperial Camel Corps Memorial, c. 1927 at Nacius!
- Statues and Monuments in Westminster Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine (pg. 19, PDF), City of Westminster
