Memorial details

Memorial type
Pillar / Column
District
Lichfield
Town
Alrewas
County
Staffordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 18 August 2008
    Attended by: Mr Jimmy Williams, Guild President
  • Dedicated
    Date: 18 August 2008
    Attended by: Mr Jimmy Williams, Guild President
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
67645

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Current location

Memorial is no 330a in Green Zone
close to the Shot at Dawn memorial shelter.
National Memorial Arboretum
Croxall Road
Alrewas
Lichfield
Staffordshire
DE13 7AR
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 18634 14188
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
The principal memorial is a four-sided granite column with slightly tapering sides and pyramid-shaped top supported by a three-stepped base set in a mainly rectangular paved enclosure which holds additional memorials. The column is decorated with the emblem of the Guild and the column and stepped base are engraved in black lettering on each side with a Roll of Honour comprising the names and regiments of Guild members who died in each of the two World Wars. Two wooden benches, with small metal plaques for each of the Guild's regional sections affixed to the bench-backs, flank the memorial. The side panels of the benches have the letters SGGB cut out. There is a carousel horse and pole on a stone base at the back of the enclosure. The entrance to the memorial enclosure, which is marked by gold-painted carousel poles at intervals, has a polished stone tapering plinth with an information plaque affixed to the front.
Inscription
Column & Base: (Emblem on each face)/ 6 o'clock: ROLL OF/HONOUR/ A PROUD TRIBUTE/TO THOSE MEMBERS/OF THE SHOWMEN'S/GUILD OF GREAT BRITAIN/WHO MADE THE/SUPREME SACRIFICE/FOR KING AND COUNTRY/IN THE WORLD WARS/1914-1918/1939-1945/ WESTERN SECTION/ (Names...)/MIDLAND SECTION/(Names...)/ 3 o'clock: (Names...)/SCOTTISH SECTION/ (Names...)/NORTHERN SECTION/ (Names...)/ 12 o'clock: (Names...)/YORKSHIRE SECTION (Names...)/NORTHERN SECTION (Names...)/ LONDON SECTION (Names...)/ DERBY & NOTTS/ MID AND SOUTH LINCS SECTION/ (Names...)/ YORKSHIRE SECTION/ (Names...)/ LANCASHIRE SECTION (Names...) 9 o'clock: (Names...)/ EASTERN SECTION (Names.../) SOUTH W ALES SECTION/ (Names...)/ LONDON SECTION (Names...)/ Plinth: (Emblem)/ THE SHOWMEN'S GUILD OF GREAT BRITAIN/ THIS MEMORIAL WAS DEDICATED AND UNVEILED ON MONDAY 18TH AUGUST 2008/ BY THE GUILD'S PRESIDENT MR JIMMY WILLIAMS IN FOND REMEMBRANCE OF GUILD/ MEMBERS WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ Bench 1: (Emblem)/ Plaques: WESTERN SECTION/ MIDLAND SECTION/ EASTERN SECTION/ SOUTH WALES SECTION/ LONDON SECTION/ SOUTHERN SECTION/ NORTHERN SECTION/ DERBY & NOTTS/ MID AND SOUTH LINCS SECTION/ YORKSHIRE SECTION/ LANCASHIRE SECTION/ Bench 2: Unknown
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 73
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 73
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, regiment
    Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 44
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 44
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Forename, initial, surname, regiment
    Order of information: By Guild regional section
Components
  • Paving
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Seat
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • Plaques
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
  • Other structure
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood. stone, Paint - Oil
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Column
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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