*LONDON* - Imperial Camel Corps

This was another statue in the gardens by the Embankment in London - more info here.

The whole thing is quite small (approx. 1.8 metres) but very detailed and the camel really makes it stand out. It was unveiled on the 22nd July 1921 and lists the engagements which the Camel Corps took part in during WW1 and the men who were killed in action. This is Lawrence of Arabia territory, although I'm not sure if he served in the Corps himself, but I remember the battle scenes in the film, with Peter O'Toole charging the enemy on a camel.

The sculptor was Major Cecil Brown who was a member of the squadron - to the right is a close-up of the inscription on the other side of the plinth which the statue stands on.

Although its very early days in my statue blogging career, this one takes an early lead as my favourite so far (despite strictly speaking, being more of a memorial). There is further information on the UK Imperial War Museums website which goes into lots of specific detail.

Bearing in mind the Camel Corps statue is in the same gardens as the Arthur Sullivan one below, I won't repeat the Google map image. Instead here is the normal map version (rather than the satellite view), just to keep things exciting.

Overall:- 9/10

 

Update:- I paid another visit to these gardens in April 2015 to take some pictures of the other statues. It was a bright sunny day and the Camel Corps one was looking good, so I took an arty shot from a low angle which hopefully shows the soldier and his trusty camel in all their glory.