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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Avenue / Tree or grove
- District
- Lichfield
- Town
- Alrewas
- County
- Staffordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), VC or GC Recipients
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 51102
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Current location
National Memorial Arboretum
Croxall Road
Alrewas
Lichfield
Staffordshire
DE13 7AR
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 18348 14326
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- TREE WITH DEDICATORY RED COLOURED METAL PLAQUE PLACED AT THE FOOT OF IT.
- Inscription
- GLENCORSE WOOD BELGIUM/ CAPTAIN/ HAROLD ACKROYD/ VC MC/ RAMC/ 31ST JULY AND 1ST AUGUST 1917/ FOR VALOUR
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Ackroyd, Harold
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank, surname, date of death, regiment, place of death, forename, decorations
Order of information: Undefined - VC or GC Recipients
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank, surname, date of death, regiment, place of death, forename, decorations
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal - Tree
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Plaque
- 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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