Memorial details

Memorial type
Other structure
District
Lichfield
Town
Alrewas
County
Staffordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945): Far East Prisoners of War
Ceremony
  • Opened
    Date: 15th August 2005
    Attended by: Air Marshal Sir John Baird KBE
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
61414

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Current location

Memorial is in Orange Zone
to left of visitor car park. One of the main features of the Arboretum
numbered location 5.
National Memorial Arboretum
Croxall Road
Alrewas
Lichfield
Staffordshire
DE13 7AR
England

OS Grid Ref: SK1816214645
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Timber hut with gabled roof and wooden porch surround. Hut contains an exhibition about the prisoners held by the Japanese during the Second World War. A visual projection sequence shows the name and rank of the 55,000 British Servicemen taken prisoner in South East Asia. In front of the hut is a stone with a bronze plaque depicting a layer of Changi Prison in relief, together with an inscription. The prison held military and civilian prisoners of the Japanese. The stone that the plaque is attached to came from the original prison wall. Cross: TWO STEPPED BASE SURMOUNTED BY WOODEN CROSS. INSCRIPTION CARVED ONTO THE FRONT FACE OF THE CROSS AND ON A BRASS PLAQUE PLACED ON THE FRONT OF THE BASE.
Inscription
Changi Prison Stone Plaque: CHANGI PRISON/ SINGAPORE/ THIS BLOCK OF STONE WAS/ SHIPPED TO ENGLAND FROM THE/ NOW DEMOLISHED "CHANGI PRISON" WALL./ IT WAS OBTAINED FOR 'COFEPOW' WITH THE AID/ OF THE SINGAPORE BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER AND/ NOW STANDS IN 'REMEMBRANCE' AS PART OF THE :-/ 'FEPOW MEMORIAL PROJECT'./ A.S. HAROLD,/ COFEPOW, AUGUST 2005 CROSS: FEPOW/ 1941 1945/ REMEMBER PLAQUE: ERECTED BY/ THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF THE FAR EAST PRISONERS OF WAR/ 15TH FEBRUARY 2002 THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FALL OF SINGAPORE/ AND REMEMBERING ALL OTHERS TAKEN CAPTIVE 1941 - 1945/ MADE AND PRESENTED TO CO FEPOW BY CYRIL AND YVONNE SHORTEN Cross:
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945): Far East Prisoners of War
    Total names on memorial: 55000
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, rank, forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Building
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • Stone of remembrance
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Comments: Money raised by the Children (and Families) of the Far East Prisoners of War
Memorial: £450,000

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private,public
Reference

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