Anglo-Belgian Memorial

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Anglo-Belgian Memorial, War memorial in Marolles district, Belgium.

The Anglo-Belgian Memorial displays stone carvings of British and Belgian soldiers standing together, with reliefs depicting Belgian peasants helping wounded British soldiers.

The British Imperial War Graves Commission commissioned this memorial in 1923 to honor Belgian support for British prisoners during World War I.

The sculptural work by Charles Sargeant Jagger demonstrates the military representation techniques of the 1920s through detailed figure compositions and narrative reliefs.

Visitors can find the memorial near the Palace of Justice at coordinates 50.837611, 4.353501, with informational plaques providing context in multiple languages.

Original plaster casts of the Belgian soldier figure are preserved at the Royal Museum of the Armed Forces in Brussels for research purposes.

Location: City of Brussels

Architects: Thomas S. Tait

Creator: Charles Sargeant Jagger

Made from material: stone

GPS coordinates: 50.83761,4.35350

Latest update: May 27, 2025 17:43

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