51°30′16″N 0°07′46″W / 51.5044°N 0.1295°W | |
Location | London |
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Designer | H. Chalton Bradshaw |
Type | War memorial |
Material | Portland stone |
Height | 38 feet |
Opening date | 16 October 1926 |
Dedicated to | War dead from the Guards Division |
The Guards Memorial, also known as the Guards Division War Memorial,[1] 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.