Caption

The bronze figure of a fully equipped First World War infantryman crowns the Royal Fusiliers War Memorial, sculpted by Albert Toft with architects Cheadle and Harding and unveiled in 1922 on a Portland stone pedestal at Holborn Bar, a traditional boundary of the City of London. London, England, United Kingdom

Date

Jul 14, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/David Rowland

Reference

BRK26I76_004

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

97.2Mb (32.4Mb) / 15.9in x 23.8in / 4760 x 7137 (300dpi)

Keywords

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