Machine Gun Corps Memorial, War memorial at Grosvenor Place, United Kingdom
The bronze and marble memorial features a central figure representing David holding Goliath's sword, flanked by two Vickers machine guns.
The Machine Gun Corps, formed in 1915 under King George V, served across multiple fronts including France, Russia, Egypt, and East Africa.
The memorial's inscription 'Saul hath slain his thousands but David his tens of thousands' reflects the biblical reference to warfare.
The memorial stands at the intersection of Grosvenor Place and Piccadilly, near Green Park station and Wellington Arch.
The monument commemorates 170,500 corps members, with 12,791 killed and 48,358 wounded, missing, or taken as prisoners during World War I.
Location: City of Westminster
Location: London
Inception: 1925
Creator: Francis Derwent Wood
Height: 2.7 m
Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_Gun_Corps_Memorial
Made from material: marble, bronze
Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_Gun_Corps_Memorial
GPS coordinates: 51.50320,-0.15080
Latest update: March 6, 2025 19:35
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