The memorial was unveiled on 21 May 1924 by Field Marshal John French , 1st Earl of Ypres and the Prince of Wales , accompanied by Prince Arthur of Connaught and the Chaplain-General to the Forces John Taylor Smith . As Park Lane was widened in 1960 , the memorial was moved to a new site about further west in 1961 , along the Horse Ride beside Serpentine Road , near the Hyde Park bandstand , and re-erected on a granite base . The backdrop was not reconstructed : instead , the bronze plaque was mounted on a granite screen behind the relocated statue . Nearby is the memorial to the soldiers of the Household Cavalry who were killed in the Hyde Park and Regent 's Park bombings in 1982 .
Hyde Park and Regent 's Park bombings
Hyde Park and Regent's Park bombings
Cavalry of the Empire Memorial