TO THE IMMORTAL HONOUR OF THE OFFICERS
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN OF LONDON WHO SERVED THEIR KING AND EMPIRE
IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1919
THIS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED IN PROUD & GRATEFUL RECOGNITION BY THE CITY AND COUNTY OF LONDON

THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE

UNVEILED ON NOV 12TH 1920
BY H.R.H. THE DUKE OF YORK
ON BEHALF OF FIELD MARSHAL H.R.H. THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT
K.G., K.T., K.P.

AND ALBEIT MANY UNITS NAMED HEREON HAVE CHANGED IN DESIGNATION AND ROLE WE HONOUR AND REMEMBER THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVED IN ALL THE UNITS OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF LONDON IN THE WAR OF
1939 - 1945

The monument that stands in front of the Royal Stock Exchange building commemorates the people of London who fought in the world wars.

The monument, made by Alfred Drury, was placed in 1920 after the First World War. The bottom paragraph, indicating the soldiers who fought in World War II, was added after this war.

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Below is a metal plate with the text on it (the plate was added after World War II and replaced a previous plate):
RAISED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION AT THE MANSION HOUSE IN THE PEACE YEAR 1919 DURING THE MAYORALTY OF COL. THE RT. HON.,
SIR HORACE BROOKS MARSHALL
K.C.V.O., LL.D
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