Memorial details

Memorial type
Stone of remembrance
District
Lichfield
Town
Alrewas
County
Staffordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Cyprus Emergency (1955-1959), Egypt and the Suez Crisis (1951-1956)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
61760

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Current location

Memorial is no. 410a in the Blue Zone near the Commandos memorial.
National Memorial Arboretum
Croxall Road
Alrewas
Lichfield
Staffordshire
DE13 7AR
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 1830114696
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Irregular-shaped rough-cast Stone of Remembrance with dedicatory plaque inset into stone and affixed with screws on rectangular stone base. The plaque is rectangular and of red-coloured metal with silver-coloured border and lettering. Above inscription at centre is the Regimental emblem. To left and right of the emblem are daggers pointing upwards. The stone is one of two Royal Marines Association memorials placed at one side of an oval planting of various species of alder.
Inscription
IN HONOUR OF ALL ROYAL MARINES/ WHO WERE MEMBERS OF/ 'BAKER' TROUP - 45 COMMANDO - (1955-57)/ SERVING WITH DISTINCTION IN THE/ CYPRUS EOKA EMERGENCY AND THE/ INVASION OF SUEZ./ "MAY THEY BE LONG REMEMBERED"/ PRESENTED WITH THE AID OF A LEGACY FROM/ CAPTAIN F. COLLINGWOOD BEM RM
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Cyprus Emergency (1955-1959)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Egypt and the Suez Crisis (1951-1956)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Stone of remembrance
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
  • Garden
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Corporate,private
Details: Presented with the aid of a legacy from captain F Collingwood BEM RM

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