Anglo-Belgian Memorial (Brussels)

The Anglo-Belgian War Memorial (French: Monument Britannique, Dutch: Brits Oorlogsmonument) is a monument in Brussels, Belgium, which was commissioned by the British Imperial War Graves Commission and designed by the British sculptor Charles Sargeant Jagger (1885–1934).

Anglo-Belgian Memorial
  • French: Monument Britannique
  • Dutch: Brits Oorlogsmonument
Brussels, Belgium
For the Belgian People who helped British soldiers in World War I
Unveiled1923 (1923)
Location50.837611°N 4.353501°E / 50.837611; 4.353501
Place Poelaert / Poelaertplein
B-1000 City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region
Designed byCharles Sargeant Jagger

Unveiled in 1923 by the Prince of Wales, it commemorates the support given by the Belgian People to British prisoners of war during the First World War.[1] It is located on the Place Poelaert/Poelaertplein near Brussels' Palace of Justice and the Belgian Infantry Memorial.

The monument depicts a British and a Belgian soldier carved from Brainvilliers stone. Around the sides are reliefs showing Belgian peasants assisting wounded British soldiers. Casts of the reliefs are held at the Imperial War Museum, London, and a plaster cast of the Belgian soldier is held in the Royal Museum of the Armed Forces in Brussels .[2]

Other memorials

Another Anglo-Belgian War Memorial stands on the Victoria Embankment in London. Completed in 1920, it is the work of British architect Sir Reginald Blomfield and Belgian sculptor Victor Rousseau.

References
  1. "Agreement between The Commissioners of H M Works and Public Buildings and Mr Charles Sargeant Jagger for the erection of a Statue..." National Archives. 1922-09-21. Retrieved 2007-07-11.
  2. "Charles Sargeant Jagger. Sculptor (1885–1934)". National Archives. 2007-07-03. Retrieved 2007-07-11.


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