Unveiled in Manchester on Monday, photographed in Liverpool on Tuesday, this is the latest creation by the artist Alfie Bradley.
To date his most well known work is probably the Knife Angel, constructed from over 100,000 knives confiscated by the police from the streets.
This one was created to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of D- Day.
Soldiers of Sacrifice represents Denham Brotheridge, believed to be the first Allied soldier killed by enemy action on D-Day in June 1944.
Artist Alfie Bradley said it was a "lasting tribute' to those who lost their lives.
The soldier is crouched down as if to throw a hand grenade, but instead is releasing a dove of peace.
The artwork is positioned on a base made of replica bullets to represent the 4,414 Allied servicemen who lost their lives in the first 24 hours of the invasion of Normandy.
The sculpture is on a short tour of the UK, today Thursday it is at Waterloo Station, London, then Bletchley Park, and down to Portsmouth.
Then over to Normandy, in France. Then back to its permanent home at a Museum in Portsmouth.
More of todays posts of this work of art are here .......
I'm glad you gave a detailed explanation. I didn't at first understand what was going on with the base of this. I admire these as works of art but don't enjoy them. I guess that's the point.
