Memorial details

Memorial type
Wall
District
South Cambridgeshire
Town
Duxford
County
Cambridgeshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Post-1945 war or conflict
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: September 2010
    Attended by: Royal Anglian Regiment
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
70380

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Current location

Imperial War Museum Duxford
A505
Duxford
South Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
CB22 4GY
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 45502 45843
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A curved wall of honour on brick wall base, divided in two halves by a central plinth. A bronze statue of an armed Royal Anglian soldier dressed in combat kit and armed with a general purpose machine gun. The memorial also includes one flagstaff and one cannonball mounted on either side of the plinth. In front of the wall is a paved area and low surrounding brick wall. At the end of the surrounding wall are two taller angled entrance walls. The wall of honour has 10 columns each of 8 stones, representing the 10 counties from which the regiment recruits, plus the 8 antecedent regiments from which it is formed. The 8-pointed star of regimental cap badge has been reproduced on central plinth; in flint on both entrance guide walls; & in outline by paving slab design in middle of paved area.
Inscription
Central plinth: IN MEMORY/ OF THOSE MEMBERS OF/ THE ROYAL ANGLIAN REGIMENT/ AND/ THE EAST ANGLIAN REGIMENTS/ WHO DIED WHILST ON DUTY/ Wall of Honour: THE EAST ANGLIAN REGIMENTS/ (Names)/ THE ROYAL ANGLIAN REGIMENT/ (Names)/ Memorial plaque: THE ROYAL ANGLIAN REGIMENT MEMORIAL/ The memorial before you is dedicated to the memory of those members of/ The Royal Anglian Regiment and the East Anglian Regiments/ who died whilst on duty in the service of their Country/ The stories of the campaigns in which they fell are recorded in/ The Royal Anglian Regiment Museum in Land Warfare./ We Will Remember Them/ STATUE/ The central bronze statue, sculpted/ by Ian Rank-Broadley, depicts a/ young Royal Anglian soldier, dressed in combat kit and web/ equipment and armed with a/ General Purpose Machine Gun./ DESIGN/ The 8-pointed star of the/ Regimental cap badge has been/ inscribed in the paving. The/ Wall of Honour has 10 columns/ each of 8 stones, representing/ the 10 counties from which The/ Regiment recruits, and the 8/ antecedent regiments from/ which it is formed/ MATERIALS/ Most of the materials used in/ building the Memorial have been/ sourced from the Regimental/ area. They include Ancaster and/ Clipsham limestone, bricks from/ Essex, cobbles, flints and lime/ mortar./ Architect:/ Stephen Oliver of/ Rodney Melville & Partners/ Contractor:/ Fairhaven & Woods Ltd/ of Cambridge
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Anderson, T
Atkin, K
Back, D J
Ballard, J H
Barry, J M
Bertram, M R
Boddy, M P
Bodnham, T R
Bonner, D W
Boothright, M R
See details for all 78 names
Commemorations
  • Post-1945 war or conflict
    Total names on memorial: 82
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 82
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, initials, rank, regiment, date of death
    Order of information: chronological
Components
  • Wall
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Royal Anglian Regiment (in liaison with IWM Duxford)

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