At present no image of this war memorial is available for online display. If you have a photograph of this war memorial, please upload it via our image upload form for inclusion on the Register. The image will be credited to yourself and free for reuse for non-commercial purposes by others under the IWM Non Commercial Licence.

Memorial details

Memorial type
Animal figure
District
Surrey Heath
Town
Camberley
County
Surrey
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 15th December 1945
    Attended by: Lt Gen Sir Brian Horrocks KBE CB DSO MC
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
41643

Support IWM

Donate with Just Giving

Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.

Make a Donation
Current location

STAFF COLLEGE GROUNDS OF THE STAFF COLLEGE CAMBERLEY
Camberley
Surrey Heath
Surrey
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 872 608
Denomination: Undefined

View location on Google Maps
Previous locations
  • England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
FIGURE OF A WILD BOAR ON SQUARE PLINTH SWORD AND WREATH ON FRONT FACE
Inscription
9 O'CLOCK FACE: XXX BRITISH/ CORPS 3 O'CLOCK FACE: END OF CLUB ROUTE/ RE-ERECTED ON THIS SITE BY/ 17TH FIELD SQUADRON ROYAL ENGINEERS/ DECEMBER 1958 6 O'CLOCK FACE: EUROPEAN THEATRE/ ARROMANCHES BAYEUX TILLY MONT PINCON/ SEINE CROSSING AMIENS BRUSSELS ANTWERP/ ALBERT CANAL NIJMEGEN GEILENKIRCHEN ARDENNES/ REICHSWALD RHIEN CROSSING BREMEN BRERMERVORDE/ THIS BOARD ORIGINALLY MARKED THE END/ OF CLUB ROUTE WHICH WAS OPERATED BY THE/ ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS/ IT WAS UNVEILED BY LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR BRIAN HORROCKS KBE CB DSO MC/ AT NIENBURG ON 15 DECEMBER 1945/ AND WAS MOVED TO THE STAFF COLLEGE IN DECEMBER 1958 12 O'CLOCK: MEDITERRANEAN THEATRE/ SIDI REZEGH SEIGE OF HALFAYA KNIGHTSBRIDGE/ ALAMEIN AGHEILA TRIPOLI MEDENINE/ MARETH LINE WADI AKARAT PACHINO LANDING/ CENTURIPE MESSINA
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Figure
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Plinth
    Measurements: depth 1000MM, height 1780MM, width 1760MM
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
History
2000: PLINTH SHOWING SIGNS OF BIOLOGICAL GROWTH AND REQUIRES SOME WORK 2001: REFURBISHED AND MOVED
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.

This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:

© WMR-41643

For queries, please contact [email protected].