In the latter half of the 1800s, Martin's Hill had a commanding view of the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London.

In 1878, the site was acquired by the Bromley Council; trees and flower beds were planted, and it became an ornamental park.

That statue is flanked by two additional bronze figures, one of Liberty with a torch and the other of Peace with flowers of remembrance.

[6] 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.

[11] The dedication of the plaques for the fallen of World War II was performed by the Vicar of Bromley, the Rev.

[14] Images of England is a photographic library of the country's listed structures, as of the turn of the 21st century.

[16] The Bromley War Memorial was designed and sculpted by British artist Sydney March.

[1] The son of George and Elizabeth March, he was born in 1876 in Stoneferry, a suburb of Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

[19] 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.

[26] His ashes were interred in the family plot at Saint Giles the Abbot Churchyard in Farnborough.