Royal Fusiliers War Memorial

The Royal Fusiliers War Memorial is a memorial in London, dedicated to the members of the Royal Fusiliers killed in the World Wars, Russian Civil War and subsequent conflicts, along with members of a number of London Regiment battalions killed in the First World War.
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Artwork type: statue
  • Description: war memorial in Holborn, London, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Royal London Fusiliers Monument” and “The Royal Fusiliers”
  • Inscription: “THE ROYAL FUSILIERS (CITY OF LONDON REGIMENT) TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THE 22000 ROYAL FUSILIERS WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Leicester Square and London St Pancras International.

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The area around , often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of . The area also includes Chinatown, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.

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is a major international rail interchange and shopping destination in . It is the British capital's only international station, with Eurostar services connecting the city with destinations in mainland .

Metro station
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Chancery Lane is a London Underground station. It is on the Central line between and stations, and is in London fare zone 1. The station has entrances within both the and the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Holborn-Clerkenwell and Hatton Garden.

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is a district in central that is in many ways a buffer zone between London's West End and the City of London financial district.

Neighborhood
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is a shopping street and commercial area in the . The area, which is London's principal diamond and jewellery quarter, is located in , on the fringe of London's West End.

Neighborhood
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The is an Edwardian housing estate in , located in the . It is bounded by Clerkenwell Road to the north, Gray's Inn Road to the west, Leather Lane to the east and Baldwins Gardens to the south.

Royal Fusiliers War Memorial

Latitude
51.51811° or 51° 31′ 5″ north
Longitude
-0.11081° or 0° 6′ 39″ west
Established
1922
Height
25 feet (7.6 metres)
Open location code
9C3XGV9Q+6M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1832665986
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­statue
Wiki­data ID
Q7374415
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Japanese—“Royal Fusiliers War Memorial” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “التمثال التذكارى الملكى للحرب”
  • Hebrew: “אנדרטת המלחמה של רגימנט הפוסיליירים המלכותי”
  • Japanese: “ロイヤル・ロンドン・フュージリアーズ・モニュメント”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Staple Inn Courtyard and Snap Fitness.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Sanford Bros Ltd and Coral.

London: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: South Kensington-Chelsea and Heathrow Airport.

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