SIDNEY HERBERT

The statue of the one who was Britain’s Minister of War during the Crimean War, and the one who, being a friend of Florence Nightingale, convinced her to act in the Crimean War as a nurse in Turkey, something that eventually brought her publication.

The statue, made by J. H. Foley, was placed in 1867 near the War Office in Pall Mall, and was moved to its present location in 1914.

The statue was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image

In the relief below Sidney Herbert’s name, Florence Nightingale is seen receiving a wounded soldier in a London hospital, a relief similar to the one found in the statue of Florence Nightingale Click for sign's details

Additional plates appear at the base of the statue:
BORN SEPTEMBER 16. 1810
And the relief below depicts the march of the volunteer corpses
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DIED 2 AUG. 1861
And the relief below depicts the forging of Armstrong cannons at the Woolwich foundry.
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ERECTED
BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION
A.D. 1867.
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As you can see in the attached image, the three monuments related to the Crimean War are in the same area Click for a larger image:
Crimean War Memorial Click for sign's details
Florence Nightingale Memorial Click for sign's details