Sir George Stuart White Statue - Portland Place, London, UK
N 51° 31.249 W 000° 08.717
30U E 698045 N 5711608
This statue of Sir George Stuart White is located in the centre of the road in Portland Place. The horse and rider and facing south.
Waymark Code: WMPT1F
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/16/2015
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Wikipedia has an article about the statue that tells us:
The equestrian statue of George Stuart White is a Grade II listed outdoor bronze sculpture depicting Field Marshal Sir George Stuart White, an officer of the British Army, located in Portland Place, London, England. The sculptor was John Tweed and the statue was unveiled in 1922.
An inscription on each side of the plinth reads:
Field-Marshal Sir George Stuart White,
V.C., G.C.B., O.M., G.C.S.I., G.C.M.G., G.C.I.E., G.C.V.O.
Born 1835. Died, 1912.
The statue appeared in an exterior shot of Portland Place from Alfred Hitchcock's 1947 American courtroom drama, The Paradine Case, which was set in England.
The inscription, that is identical on either side of the Portland stone plinth, reads:
Field-Marshal
Sir George Stuart White
VC GCB OM GCSI
GCMC GCIE GCVO
Born 1835 Died 1912
The bronze, life-size sculpture shows Sir George seated on his horse in full Field-Marshall regalia.
Wikipedia has an article about Sir George Stuart White that tells us:
Field Marshal Sir George Stuart White VC, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, GCVO (6 July 1835 – 24 June 1912) was an officer of the British Army. He was stationed at Peshawar during the Indian Mutiny and then fought at the Battle of Charasiab in October 1879 and at the Battle of Kandahar in September 1880 during the Second Anglo-Afghan War. For his bravery during these two battles, he was awarded the Victoria Cross. He went on to command a brigade during the Third Anglo-Burmese War in 1886 and became commander of Quetta District in 1889 in which role he led operations in the Zhob Valley and in Balochistan. He was commander of the forces in Natal at the opening of the Second Boer War and fought at the Battle of Elandslaagte in October 1899. He commanded the garrison at the Siege of Ladysmith: although instructed by General Sir Redvers Buller to surrender the garrison he responded "I hold Ladysmith for the Queen" and held out for another four months before being relieved in February 1900. He finished his career as Governor of Gibraltar and then as Governor of the Royal Hospital Chelsea.