Photograph of Memorial Design by Gilbert Ledward - Fallen Man & Britannia

Description

Photograph of a design by London-based sculptor Gilbert Ledward for a memorial in The Square, Palmerston North, circa 1923.

Reverse is inscribed, "Small sketch model for a marble group 8'0 in height to be placed in the Hall of Memory at Stockport, Lancashire. The nude youth is symbolical of the fallen man. At the back stands Britannia draped in the flag, holding in her hand the Sword of Honour and the Palm Leaf of Victory".

Commissioned by The Palmerston North & Districts Soldiers' Memorial Fund. The Palmerston North & Districts Soldiers' Memorial Fund was established on 9 November 1923, continuing the work of a Soldiers' Memorial Committee which had been operating since 1920. The Chairman of the Soldiers' memorial Fund Committee was Mr F J Nathan, Mayor of Palmerston North, while the secretary was Mr John Permain, Secretary of the Manawatu Patriotic Society.

Identification

Object type

Object image

Relation

PNCC 11/8/3

Date

January 1, 1923

Digitisation id

2016P_PNCC11-8-3F4_013178

Format

B&W print

Held in

PNCC Archives