Machine Gun Corps Memorial
The Machine Gun Corps Memorial, also known as The Boy David, is a memorial to the casualties of the Machine Gun Corps in the First World War. It is located on the north side of the traffic island at Hyde Park Corner in London, near the Wellington Arch, an Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, the Royal Artillery Memorial, the New Zealand War Memorial, and the Australian War Memorial.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Monument
- Description: memorial in Hyde Park Corner, London
- Also known as: “The Boy David”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leicester Square and Constitution Arch.
Leicester Square
Photo: Aurelien Guichard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The area around Leicester Square, often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of London. The area also includes Chinatown, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.
Constitution Arch
Photo: Canaan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Wellington Arch, also known as the Constitution Arch or as the Green Park Arch, is a Grade I-listed triumphal arch by Decimus Burton that forms a centrepiece of Hyde Park Corner in central London, the road junction near the south-eastern corner of Hyde Park.
Apsley House
Museum
Photo: Anthony O’Neil, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Apsley House is the London townhouse of the Dukes of Wellington. It stands alone at Hyde Park Corner, on the south-east corner of Hyde Park, facing towards the large traffic roundabout in the centre of which stands the Wellington Arch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belgravia and Mayfair-Marylebone.
Belgravia
Suburb
Photo: Paul Farmer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belgravia is a district in Central London, covering parts of the areas of the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Belgravia was known as the 'Five Fields' during the Tudor Period, and became a dangerous place due to highwaymen and robberies.
Mayfair-Marylebone
Photo: Aniacra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mayfair and Marylebone are districts of central London. Together they cover a large area of western central London, encompassing the whole of Mayfair and Piccadilly to the south and the area from Oxford Street through Marylebone to Regent's Park and the border with St John's Wood to the north.
Victoria
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Victoria is an area of Westminster, Central London in the City of Westminster. It is named after Victoria Station, which is a major transport hub. The station was named after the nearby Victoria Street, opened 1851.
Machine Gun Corps Memorial
- Categories: war memorial, statue, and historic site
- Location: Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.50319° or 51° 30′ 12″ northLongitude
-0.15073° or 0° 9′ 3″ westOpen location code
9C3XGR3X+7POpenStreetMap ID
way 185555774OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q6723658
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Russian—“Machine Gun Corps Memorial” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “تمثال رشاش فيلق”
- Hungarian: “A Géppuskás Hadtest emlékműve”
- Russian: “Памятник Пулемётному корпусу”
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Highlights include New Zealand War Memorial and Royal Artillery Memorial.
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