Royal Marines Memorial

In 1940, it was put in storage during construction of The Citadel. It was relocated to its present position in 1948. In 2000 the sculpture was rededicated as the national monument for the Royal Marines. It was unveiled by the Duke of Edinburgh, the Captain General of the Marines. The memorial became the focus of the annual Graspan Parade and is maintained by The Royal Parks.

The memorial features two bronze figures on a Portland stone plinth. Brass lettering laid in the ground around it reads: "This memorial was rededicated in October 2000 in honour of all Royal Marines who have served their country by land and sea and who are forever remembered by their friends." The base includes bronze plaques by Sir Thomas Graham Jackson depicting the conflicts and Roll of Honour of the two conflicts. A brass plaque on the front of the plinth contains the inscription, "Erected by the officers and men of the Royal Marines in memory of their comrades who were killed in action or died of wounds or disease in South Africa and China, 1899–1900." Bronze reliefs on the plinth's…