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    Memorial

    Royal Fusiliers City of London Regiment

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    Current Location

    At centre of road on a small traffic island., Traffic island, Holborn, City of London, City Of London, Greater London, WC1V 7QU, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TQ 31177 81599

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    Type of Memorial
    Serviceman / Servicewoman
    WMR Reference Number
    2125
    Description
    A helmeted figure of a Private of the Royal Fusiliers in Service Dress with 1908 Pattern Equipment, holding a rifle behind him in his right hand and with his right leg raised on a stone. The figure surmounts a tall pedestal, bearing Second World War bomb damage, which bears the inscription.
    Inscription
    THE ROYAL FUSILIERS/ (CITY OF LONDON REGIMENT)/ TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY/ OF THE/ 22,000 ROYAL FUSILIERS/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ AND TO THE ROYAL FUSILIERS/ WHO FELL IN THE WORLD WAR/ 1939-1945/ AND THOSE FUSILIERS/ KILLED IN SUBSEQUENT CAMPAIGNS
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Maker(s)
    • ALBERT TOFT, Sculptor

    • Cheadle and Harding architects, Designer

    • A B Burton of Thames Ditton Foundry, Founder / Foundry

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    4 November 1922

    LORD MAYOR OF LONDON

    Dedicated

    4 November 1922

    Bishop of London

    Custodian
    The memorial is in the care of the Corporation of The City of London on behalf of the Royal Fusiliers -The City of London Regt

    Components

    Sculpture

    Made from: Bronze


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II*

    List Entry: 1064638

    Pedestal

    Made from: Stone - Portland


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II*

    List Entry: 1064638

    Report a Concern

    War Memorials Trust Reference Number
    120442

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    • LONDON'S OPEN AIR STATUARY by GLEICHEN 134/5 Source: Image Library Published:LONGMAN'S, GREEN & CO 1928 LONDON
    • Departments Q42399, WM2861, WM979
    • The Times p11, 6 November 1922
    • Carter Postcard Collection
    • "Royal Fusiliers War Memorial." Historic England, https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1064638?section=official-list-entry. Accessed 24 February 2026.