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Sign: London - A statue commemorating the military man John Fox Burgoyne


Address:
Waterloo Pl, St. James’s, London SW1Y 5ER, UK
Category:
Monuments and History
City:
London For all manhole covers in London
Country:
United Kingdom For all manhole covers in United Kingdom
Shape:
Rectangle
Material:
Stone, marble …
Placement:
Wall or fence
Tags:
Joseph Edgar Boehm 


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On the sign:
JOHN FOX BURGOYNE
FIELD-MARSHAL
G.C.B
BORN 1782 - DIED 1871.
ERECTED BY HIS BROTHER OFFICERS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS
"HOW YOUNGLY HE BEGAN TO SERVE HIS COUNTRY, HOW LONG CONTINUED"
CORIOLANUS.
Photography:
2022
Eli Zvuluny
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Comments:
The statue commemorates British military man (engineering) John Fox Burgoyne, who participated in several wars including the Crimean War and the War of 1812 (the war between Great Britain and the United States).

The statue made by Joseph Edgar Boehm, and placed in 1877 was photographed on the day the sign was photographed Click for a larger image

GCB - Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
The quote at the bottom of the monument is from William Shakespeare’s play Coriolanus.

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