Farnham And The Territorial Army WW2

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Memorial details

Memorial type

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Second World War (1939-1945)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 31st March 2001
Attended by: SIR RAY TINDLE CBE DL

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

41696

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Current location

TA Centre
Guildford Rd
Farnham
Waverley
Surrey
GU9 9QB
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 84960 47335
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

25 Pounder Gun/Howitzer on a low brick base with stainless steel dedicatory plaque. Although erroneously described as an Anti-tank Gun on the plaque the 25 Pounder was a conventional artillery piece used in an Anti-Tank role in the absence of an effective anti-tank weapon in the earlier part of the North African Campaign.

Inscription

THIS PLAQUE WAS UNVEILED/ BY/ SIR RAY TINDLE CBE DL/ ON 31ST MARCH 2001/ TO COMMEMORATE THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE TOWN OF FARNHAM AND THE TERRITORIAL ARMY/ SOME OF WHOSE SOLDIERS FOUGHT USING THE 25 PDR ANTI TANK GUN/ THROUGHOUT THE ITALIAN CAMPAIGN OF WW2/ IN MEMORY OF/ (Names)/ TERRITORIAL ARMY

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 7
Served and returned: 0
Died: 7
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Plaque
Measurements: height 7.75IN, width 13.75IN
Materials: Stainless Steel
Base
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brick

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

TERRITORIAL ARMY VOLUNTEER RESERVE

Reference

Our Blog ukniwm.wordpress.com/2008/04/01/100th-anniversary-of-the-territorial-army/

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