Memorial details

Memorial type
Garden
District
Lichfield
Town
Alrewas
County
Staffordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
61715

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Current location

Memorial is no. 239 in Orange Zone. Situated on the bank at the gravel works end of Yeomanry Avenue
National Memorial Arboretum
Croxall Road
Alrewas
Lichfield
Staffordshire
DE13 7AR
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 18187 14785
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
The principal memorial is a tablet with dedicatory inscription. A Latin cross is carved on the left hand side of the commemoration. The tablet is flanked on each side by smaller black, smooth stone tablets on which the insignia of the Malayan Volunteers Group and Singapore Volunteer Corps are engraved. A small seating area with benches is enclosed within a low wall of natural stone and 'V' shaped paved area surrounded by hardy Asiastic Chinese birch trees and bamboos. Further commemorative tablets relate to Malayan and Singaporean auxiliary and volunteer forces, including the contribution of Australia.
Inscription
Tablet 1: COMMEMORATING/ THE MALAYAN/ VOLUNTEERS/ BOTH MILITARY AND/ CIVILIAN/ WHO SERVED IN WWII/ 1941-1945 Tablet 2 (Insignia): MALAYAN VOLUNTEERS GROUP/ ANDAI NYA KITA TERLUPA/ Tablet 3 (Insignia): SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS/ Tablet 4: (Insignia)/ WORLD WAR II/ IN MEMORY OF ALL AUSTRALIANS/ BOTH MILITARY AND CIVILIAN WHO SERVED/ WITH THE MALAYAN VOLUNTEER FORCES/ AND OTHER AUXILIARY SERVICES IN/ MALAYA AND SINGAPORE/ 1941-1942/ Tablet 5: (Insignia)/ WORLD WAR II/ WITH GRATEFUL THANKS/ TO THE/ PEOPLE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA/ WHO WELCOMED AND CARED FOR THE/ MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN EVACUEES/ FROM MALAYA AND SINGAPORE/ 1941-1942
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablets
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Seat
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Tree
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Corporate

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