The Boy David

The Boy David (HM2A5Y)

Location: London, England SW3 5HH Greater London
Country: United Kingdom
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N 51° 29.014', W 0° 9.972'

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The Boy David
by Bainbridge Copnall MBE PPRBS.
A memorial to the members of the
Machine Gun Corps
who served in World War One

This bronze fibreglass statue was sculptured by
E. Bainbridge Copnall 1903 - 1973
and set on the granite column
which the sculptor donated to
the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

The original Boy David statue sculptured in bronze by
Francis Derwent Wood was the model for the
Machine Gun Corps memorial which stands at Hyde Park Corner
and was presented to the Borough of Chelsea in 1963
but was later stolen.
This bronze fibreglass replacement was erected by
the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
and the Old Comrades Association of the Machine Gun Corps.

The Machine Gun Corps Old Comrades' Association
lives on and a Century later continues to
remember the brave men who fought with the
Machine Gun Corps from 1915 to 1922.
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HM NumberHM2A5Y
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Date Added Thursday, August 9th, 2018 at 4:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)30U E 696754 N 5707409
Decimal Degrees51.48356667, -0.16620000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 51° 29.014', W 0° 9.972'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds51° 29' 0.83999999999996" N, 0° 9' 58.32" W
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near 28 Chelsea Embankment, London England SW3 5HH, GB
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