Memorial details

Memorial type
Stone of remembrance
District
Cannock Chase
Town
Cannock Chase
County
Staffordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 16th September 1979
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
13322

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Current location

CANNOCK CHASE COUNTRY PARK
Cannock Chase Country Park
Cannock Chase
Cannock Chase
Staffordshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 970 180
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
NATURAL BOULDER ON TILED PLATFORM WITH GRAVEL SURROUND. BOULDER BEARS PLAQUE WITH INSCRIPTION. GILT CROSS CARVED INTO A TILE RESTS ON BOULDER. ALSO TILE AT FRONT OF PLATFORM BEARS POLISH NATIONAL EMBLEM.
Inscription
IN MEMORIAL/ TO THE 14,000 MEMBERS/ OF THE POLISH ARMED FORCES/ AND PROFESSIONAL CLASSES/ WHO WERE EXECUTED/ IN KATYN FOREST/ NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FORTY (1940)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: Undefined
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: year died,place of death,manner of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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