Statue: Havelock statue
Erection date: 1861
Inscription
{On the front of the plinth:}
To Major General Sir Henry Havelock, KCB, and his brave companions in arms during the campaign in India, 1857.
"Soldiers! Your labours, Your privations, your sufferings and your valour will not be forgotten by a grateful country." H Havelock.
{lower down, carved into the marble:}
Erected by public subscription, 1861.
{On the back of the plinth:}
The force commanded by Havelock consisted of:
a list of 15 regiments etc. See Subjects Commemorated for this list.}
{Inscribed on the base of the statue:}
Behnes, Scr.
This was the first statue ever to be made from a photograph. There is a copy at Mowbray Park, Sunderland.
Site: Havelock statue (1 memorial)
WC2, Trafalgar Square
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