London, England: Guards Memorial

There's nothing like a good-sized statue to draw in a tourist, and this one certainly qualifies in terms of scope. The name, at least, probably is a bit too modest under the circumstances.

The Guards Memorial pays tribute to the Guards Division, which was an infantry unit that was formed in World War I to fight in France. The group stayed on the Western Front throughout the course of the war. 

Rudyard Kipling wrote the inscription; he had a son die in the war in 1915: "To the Glory of God // And in the memory of the // Officers Warrant Officers // Non Commissioned Officers & // Guardsmen of His Majesty's // Regiments of Foot Guards // who gave their lives for their // King and Country during the // Great War 1914–1918 and of the // Officers Warrant Officers // Non-Commissioned Officers and // Men of the Household Cavalry // Royal Regiment of Artillery // Corps of Royal Engineers // Royal Army Service Corps Royal // Medical Corps and other // Units who while serving the // Guards Division in France & // Belgium 1915–1918 fell with them in // the fight for the World's Freedom."