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Bernard Montgomery

Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
Kennington 1887 - Alton 1976
Anglo-Irish British Army officer
(Wikipedia)

Vivien Mallock
1997

Description

Bronze statue.

Inscription(s)

"MONTY"
field marshal viscount montgomery
of alamein
portsmouth garrison commander 1937 - 38
allied land forces commander on d-day
and during the normandy campaign

this statue was
erected from donations made by
veterans, organisations, individuals
and the business community

unveiled
4th june 1997
by
hrh the duke of kent, kg

Annotation

Second cast of the statue in Colleville Montgomery, Normandy.

Sculptor

Vivien Mallock, British sculptor (Website).

Sources & Information

Tim Backhouse, ed., Memorials & Monuments in Portsmouth.

Locatie (N 50°46'48" - W 1°5'20") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbse006; Photograph: 10 September 2008 / updated: 14 September 2009
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