Statues and Monuments: Belgium’s Thanks

Pete,

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This large and imposing Portland stone monument can be found on the Embankment not far from Embankment underground Station. It was unveiled in October 1920 by Princess Clementine of Belgium as a gift from the people of Belgium in thanks for aid and relief efforts undertaken by Britain during World War I.

The central statue is of a family group fleeing from war
The central statue is of a family group fleeing from war

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A video of the unveiling can be seen at:

http://www.britishpathe.com/video/belgian-memorial-unveiled-on-embankment/query/Embankment

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I am semi-retired after a career in medical sciences. I now work from home doing independent research and consultancy amongst other things. One advantage of this is that I do have time to indulge my interests including birdwatching, natural history, steam trains and history particularly ancient history.

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