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Victoria Embankment Gardens (WC2)
(Whitehall Garden, Ministry of Defence section)

Hugh Trenchard

Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard
Taunton 1873 - London 1956
British officer who was instrumental in establishing the Royal Air Force. He has been described as the Father of the Royal Air Force
(Wikipedia)

William McMillan
Singer / Morris Singer / William Morris (London)
1961

Description

Bronze statue of Trenchard. Around the plinth are the four badges of the Royal Air Force, the Royal Scots Fusiliers, the Metropolitan Police, and the W.A.F.F.

London - Hugh Trenchard

Inscription(s)

TRENCHARD
1873-1956

marshall of the royal air force
THE VISCOUNT TRENCHARD
g.c.b. o.m. g.c.v.o. d.s.o.

chief of the air staff 1918. 1919-1929
royal scots fusiliers. 1893-1919
west african
frontier force 1903-1910
royal flying corps 1912-1918
royal air force 1918-1956
commissioner of the police
of the metropolis 1931-1935

Signature

morris singer c^o l^td | london s.w. 8

Annotation

Unveiled 19 July 1961 by Harold Macmillan. Richardson was an old friend of Trenchard's and offered to design the pedestal free of charge.

Sculptor

William McMillan (Aberdeen 1887 - 1970), Scottish scuptor (Mapping of Sculpture).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, List of public art in the City of Westminster.
John Blackwood, London's Immortals: The Complete Outdoor Commemorative Statues (London: Savoy, 1989), p. 286-287.
Andrew Kershman, London's Monuments (London: Metro Publ., 2013), p. 144.
Peter Matthews, London's Statues and Monuments (Botley: Shire, 2012), p. 44-45.

Locatie (N 51°30'12" - W 0°7'26") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gblo054; Photograph: 3 August 2014
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