Monument to the King's Liverpool Regiment

The King's Regiment (Liverpool) traces its origins to Princess Anne of Denmark's Regiment of Foot formed in 1685 in response to the Monmouth Rebellion against Anne's father James II of England. It became the Queen's Regiment during Anne's reign and, in recognition of its service in the 1715 Jacobite rising, was renamed the King's Regiment by George I. British Army regiments were allocated a locality for recruitment and depot purposes under the 1881 Childers Reforms and the King's Regiment was allocated Liverpool.

The monument is formed in white stone with bronze details and statuary. The pedestal is decorated with bronze swags in the upper portions. The front of the pedestal carries an inscription noting that the monument was erected by the officers and men of the regiment and the people of Liverpool in memory of those killed on campaign in Afghanistan (1878–80), Burma (1885–87) and South Africa (1899–1902) including those killed in action, died of wounds and died of disease. In front of the pedestal lies a bronze depiction of a number of guns and other military equipment, wreaths, palms and a union flag. In front of the equipment is the bronze-lettered inscription "Pro Patria" (Latin: "for one's…