Royal Army Medical Corps Boer War Memorial, War memorial at Gun Hill in Aldershot, England.
This memorial is a bronze sculpture on Gun Hill in Aldershot that depicts medical personnel tending to a wounded soldier. The figures stand on a three-stepped granite base that forms the foundation for the detailed composition representing military medical care.
King Edward VII dedicated this memorial on May 24, 1905, to honor 314 Royal Army Medical Corps members who died during the Boer War. The bronze sculpture was created by William Goscombe John as a lasting tribute to their service.
The sculpture depicts medical staff caring for a wounded soldier, honoring the work of army medical personnel through its detailed bronze composition. This representation conveys compassion and professional skill through the positions and expressions of the figures.
The memorial is located near the former Cambridge Military Hospital on Gun Hill and is reachable by a path leading up the slope. The site is open to visitors and offers views across the surrounding area of Aldershot.
The architectural design by Robert Weir Schultz features a mounted obelisk rising from a semi-circular base, creating a distinctive silhouette on Gun Hill. The bronze figures were cast at the Thames Ditton Foundry, a foundry near London known for quality metalwork.
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