ure ▁was ▁first ▁un ve iled ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Memorial ▁Ar bor et um ▁in ▁Staff ord shire . ▁With ▁fund ing ▁from ▁the ▁G os ling ▁Foundation ▁and ▁support ▁for ▁a ▁prominent ▁location ▁in ▁Manchester , ▁Bl ind ▁V eter ans ▁UK ▁commission ed ▁the ▁sculpt ure ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁the ▁cent en ary ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War . ▁ ▁The ▁sculpt ure ▁was ▁officially ▁un ve iled ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁by ▁The ▁Count ess ▁of ▁W esse x . ▁In ▁a ▁short ▁ceremony ▁and ▁speech , ▁she ▁stated ▁that , ▁" As ▁we ▁approach ▁the ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁and , ▁quite ▁right ly , ▁remember ▁all ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁never ▁returned , ▁it ▁is ▁also ▁important ▁to ▁remember ▁those ▁who ▁did , ▁changed ▁by ▁their ▁experiences ." ▁ ▁Dep iction ▁The ▁sculpt ure ▁dep ict s ▁seven ▁life - s ized ▁figures ▁gu iding ▁one ▁another . ▁It ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁a ▁photograph ▁the ▁sculpt or ▁saw ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁veter ans , ▁blind ed ▁in ▁combat , ▁leading ▁one ▁another ▁from ▁the ▁front . ▁Where as ▁stat ues ▁or ▁sculpt ures ▁of ▁lif eli ke ▁individuals ▁are ▁generally ▁placed ▁on ▁pl inth s , ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁the ▁sculpt ure ▁should ▁be ▁situated ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁and ▁at ▁eye ▁level ▁to ▁eng age ▁pass ers - by ▁and ▁to ▁highlight ▁the ▁notion ▁that ▁the ▁sacrific es ▁of