Gilbert
Ledward, the son of a sculptor, was born in Chelsea in 1888. After
training at the Chelsea Polytechnic, Goldsmith's College and the Royal
College of Art .
In the First World War Ledward served as a lieutenant
in the Royal Artillery. In 1918 he commissioned to produce a forty
feet frieze on the Battle of the Mons.
After the Armistice Ledward worked
on several war memorials. This included the memorial on Horse Guards
Parade. He also taught at the Royal College
of Art. Gilbert Ledward became an RA in 1937, and died in 1960.
Gilbert Ledward,
18-pounder Gun in Action (1919)
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