Statue

Lord Portal

Erection date: 1975

Inscription

{On the right side of the plinth, low down:}
Lord Portal of Hungerford

{On the back a smooth plaque is carved from the rough stone plinth:}
Marshal of the Royal Air Force, the Viscount Portal of Hungerford, KG, GCB, OM, DSO, MC. 1893 - 1971. Chief of the Air Staff, 1940 - 1945. One of the architects of victory in the Second World War.

Unveiled by Harold Macmillan.

Site: Lord Portal (1 memorial)

SW1, Victoria Embankment, Victoria Embankment Gardens - Whitehall section

On the Ministry of Defence lawn.

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