The King's Royal Rifle Corps War Memorial, Winchester

The King's Royal Rifle Corps War Memorial in Winchester is a war memorial erected in 1922, designed by the sculptor John Tweed. An inscription was added after the Second World War.

The memorial is located about 25 meters to the north-west of the west front of Winchester Cathedral, within the Cathedral Yard. It features a bronze statue of a rifleman from the King’s Royal Rifle Corps in full service dress, including boots, puttee, uniform, knapsack, ammunition pouches, and helmet. The rifleman holds a Lee-Enfield rifle in his right hand, pointing upwards with the barrel while the butt rests on the ground. He stands with his left leg forward, his left fist clenched, and his head facing forward, as if surveying the terrain ahead.

On the front (south) side of the pedestal is a simplified version of the King’s Royal Rifle Corps badge from 1883 to 1906, which is a Maltese Cross. The top arm of the cross features a tablet inscribed with the word "PENINSULA," surmounted by a King’s crown. The center of the cross contains a circle inscribed with "THE KING'S ROYAL RIFLE CORPS," within which is a stringed bugle and the figure '60'. Below the bottom arm of the cross is a tablet inscribed with "CELER ET AUDAX" (Swift and Bold). Beneath the badge is the inscription: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF / THE OFFICERS / WARRANT OFFICERS / NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS / AND RIFLEMEN / OF / THE KING'S ROYAL RIFLE CORPS / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918 / AND / 1939 – 1945."