They had no choice
This is the Animals in War Memorial, located outside Hyde Park. The memorial was inspired by Jilly Cooper’s book Animals in War, and was funded from public donations. It is ‘dedicated to all the animals that served and died alongside British and Allied forces in wars and campaigns throughout time.’
The memorial was designed by English sculptor David Backhouse and consists of a 58ft curved Portland stone wall displaying carvings of animals. Two heavily-laden bronze mules struggle through a gap in the wall and ahead of them a horse, modelled on a retired Charger from The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery called Ben Bragg, and a dog head off into the distance.
Upon the rear or outside of the memorial are these words:
"Many and various animals were employed to support British and Allied Forces in wars and campaigns over the centuries, and as a result millions died. From the pigeon to the elephant, they all played a vital role in every region of the world in the cause of human freedom.
Their contribution must never be forgotten."
They had no choice
This is the Animals in War Memorial, located outside Hyde Park. The memorial was inspired by Jilly Cooper’s book Animals in War, and was funded from public donations. It is ‘dedicated to all the animals that served and died alongside British and Allied forces in wars and campaigns throughout time.’
The memorial was designed by English sculptor David Backhouse and consists of a 58ft curved Portland stone wall displaying carvings of animals. Two heavily-laden bronze mules struggle through a gap in the wall and ahead of them a horse, modelled on a retired Charger from The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery called Ben Bragg, and a dog head off into the distance.
Upon the rear or outside of the memorial are these words:
"Many and various animals were employed to support British and Allied Forces in wars and campaigns over the centuries, and as a result millions died. From the pigeon to the elephant, they all played a vital role in every region of the world in the cause of human freedom.
Their contribution must never be forgotten."