Commemoration of First World War

Photograph of Royal Artillery War memorial, Hyde Park Corner, 1925. The monument was designed by Charles Jagger and Lionel Pearson and was very different to other contemporary First World War monuments like the Cenotaph. Its depiction of a dead soldier generated a lot of public debate. (Catalogue ref: WORK 20/151 (8))

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