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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Avenue / Tree or grove
- District
- Lichfield
- Town
- Alrewas
- County
- Staffordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 51094
Current location
National Memorial Arboretum
Croxall Road
Alrewas
Lichfield
Staffordshire
DE13 7AR
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 1845114721
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- LINE OF 22 TREES, ONE FOR EACH SHIP SUNK, WITH DEDICATORY BLUE COLOURED METAL PLAQUE SET INTO THE TOP OF A BRICK PLINTH.
- Inscription
- THIS LINE OF TREES IS DEDICATED TO THE ROYAL MAIL LINES WHICH/ WERE SUNK OR DESTROYED DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND TO ALL WHO/ AS A RESULT OF ENEMY ACTION, GAVE THEIR LIVES WHILST SERVING ABOARD THEM./ (SHIP'S NAMES)/ THIS TRIBUTE WAS DONATED BY THE ROYAL MAIL ASSOCIATION
- 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: additional
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Plinth
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brick - Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal - Tree
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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