Allied War Memorial, Bund, Shanghai, without bronzes

Collection

Identifier

JC-s111

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Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: JC-s111. First World War memorial designed by Henry Fehr. The figure of the 'Angel of Peace' on the top of the war memorial, as well as the bronze wreath, branch and side panels were removed by the civil authorities, after Japanese pressure, in September 1943. Inscription: AD MORTUORUM GLORIAM MCMXIV MCMXVIII (i.e. To the Glorious Dead 1914 1918). See Ev-s07. See https://robertbickers.net/2014/10/10/lost-monuments-and-memorials-of-the-shanghai-bund-1-the-war-memorial-1924/.

Caption on photograph

Shanghai

Location

Shanghai

Estimated Date

1943-1950

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph