Bromley War Memorial The Bromley War Memorial in Bromley , Greater London , England commemorates the fallen of World War I and World War II . It was designed by British sculptor Sydney March , of the March family of artists . Location . The Bromley War Memorial is located on Martin ' s Hill near the intersection of Glassmill Lane and Church Road in Bromley , Greater London , England . The memorial is set within a garden and surrounded by iron railings . It is positioned inside the entrance to Martin ' s Hill , Bromley ' s first ornamental park . Martin ' s Hill was ostensibly named after a baker who once resided there . For years , the residents of Bromley promenaded on the hill . In the latter half of the 1800s , Martin ' s Hill had a commanding view of the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park , London . Bromley itself took its name from the broom , a yellow - flowered shrub , that once grew abundantly in the area . In the 1800s , Martin ' s Hill was one of the last places that still had flowering broom . In 1878 , the site was acquired by the Bromley Council ; trees and flower beds were planted , and it became an ornamental park . The National Grid Reference for the Bromley War Memorial is TQ 39979 69238 . Design . The monument includes a square obelisk constructed of Portland stone , a limestone quarried on the Isle of Portland in the English Channel . It is positioned on a base with three steps . The memorial features three bronze figures adjacent to the lower portion of the obelisk . On the fourth side of the obelisk , the back of the monument , there is a bronze cartouche . In addition , there are bronze plaques with the names of the fallen on all four sides of the base . The statues include a winged Victory in the center , with a laurel wreath . That statue is flanked by two additional bronze figures , one of Liberty with a torch and the other of Peace with flowers of remembrance . The monument records the names of 769 soldiers from the area who died in World War I . It also lists the names of 476 soldiers and civilians who were killed during World War II . The memorial was completed by the sculptor in 1922 . Dedications . The Bromley War Memorial was unveiled on 29 October 1922 , by Lord Henry Horne , 1st Baron Horne , G . C . B . , K . C . M . G . ( 1861 – 1929 ) . Sir Henry Horne was a general during World War I . The monument was dedicated by the Bishop of Rochester , John Reginald Harmer D . D . ( 1857 – 1944 ) , an Anglican bishop . Before his service in Rochester , Kent , Harmer served as Bishop of Adelaide . The rededication purportedly took place on 6 November 1949 , Remembrance Sunday . However , Remembrance Sunday falls on the second Sunday in November , the Sunday closest to Armistice Day ( 11 November ) . The dedication of the plaques for the fallen of World War II was performed by the Vicar of Bromley , the Rev . W . H . Murray - Walton . In his brief address , he stated " This memorial , in front of which we now stand , was dedicated in memory of those who laid down their lives in the First World War . Since 1939 , however , it has also been a silent symbol of remembrance of those who were killed in the last war . " Those present included the mayor , Alderman B . J . Finnie , and other council members , as well as the Parliament member for Bromley , Harold Macmillan . National Heritage List for England . The Bromley War Memorial was listed on the National Heritage List for England on 14 December 1995 . The National Heritage List is the official database for all national heritage assets in England . It is managed by English Heritage , the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England . The war memorial ' s English Heritage list entry number is 1116976 . Its English Heritage building ID number and Images of England number is 442525 . Images of England is a photographic library of the country ' s listed structures , as of the turn of the 21st century . The Bromley War Memorial is listed as a Grade II * structure . Grade II * structures are particularly important structures " of more than special interest . " Only 5 . 5 % of listed structures are Grade II * . The majority are Grade II . Sculptor . The Bromley War Memorial was designed and sculpted by British artist Sydney March . The son of George and Elizabeth March , he was born in 1876 in Stoneferry , a suburb of Hull , East Riding of Yorkshire , England . He was the second of nine children , eight of whom became artists . As a child , Sydney March worked as a monumental sculptor ' s apprentice . Later , he attended the Royal Academy Schools , where he won first prize in 1900 . March exhibited thirteen times at The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts between 1906 and 1932 . His family established studios at their home of Goddendene in Farnborough , Kent in 1902 . Sydney March was a prolific artist whose primary focus was war memorials , as well as sculptures of British royalty and other contemporary figures . He and his siblings completed the National War Memorial of Canada after the 1930 death of their brother , sculptor Vernon March . Other monuments for which he is renowned include the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers South African War Memorial in Northern Ireland , the United Empire Loyalist Monument in Canada , and the Lancaster Monument in England . Smaller - scale pieces include the portrait busts of King Edward VII and Cecil John Rhodes , both in the National Portrait Gallery in London . Sydney March died in 1968 at age 92 . His ashes were interred in the family plot at Saint Giles the Abbot Churchyard in Farnborough . In 1922 , Sydney had sculpted the bronze angel monument that marks the March plot .