Photograph of a design by London-based sculptor Gilbert Ledward for a memorial in The Square, Palmerston North, circa 1923.
Reverse inscribed, "Full size detail of heroic frieze, executed for the Imperial War Museum. Subject represented 'The violation of Belgium and the entry of Britain into the war". Dimensions of figure - 6'6" high. Total length of complete frieze - to be 40 feet. Exhibited at the Royal Academy, Dec. 1919 - Jan 1920".
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.