Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Sculptured / Cast figure
- District
- Lichfield
- Town
- Alrewas
- County
- Staffordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- M Bibby (Sculptor)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 01/11/2015
Attended by: Mr Jay Singh-Sohal, chairman of the Sikh Memorial Fund; Armed Forces representatives
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 72125
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Current location
National Memorial Arboretum
Croxall Road
Alrewas
Lichfield
Staffordshire
DE13 7AR
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 1818014703
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- A sculpted head and shoulders figure of a uniformed Sikh soldier wearing medals. The sculpture is supported by a large granite plinth with a gold-lettered inscribed plaque affixed to its front face.
- Inscription
- (Khanda emblem)/ WW1 SIKH MEMORIAL/ DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THE 124,245 SIKH SOLDIERS/ OF THE BRITISH INDIAN ARMY/ WHO FOUGHT IN ALL THE THEATRES OF THE GREAT WAR./ THEY DID THEIR DUTY WITH HONOUR/ WHILE KEEPING THEIR FAITH IN GOD,/ GURU AND KALSA PRINCIPLES./ UNVEILED ON THE 1ST NOVEMBER 2015.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plinth
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Sculpture
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined
- Plinth
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- The Sikh Memorial
- WMO ID: 254154
- Condition: Good [last updated on 25-04-2018]
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- Costs
Comments: Subscriptions with a total in excess of £22,000 raised through crowd-funding.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
Details: WW1 Sikh Memorial Fund: more than 200 subscriptions .
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