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Memorial details

Memorial type
Other memorial
District
Lichfield
Town
Alrewas
County
Staffordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Terrorist Acts
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 09/11/2002
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
71892

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Current location

Memorial is no 223. Located in Orange Zone on Giffard Avenue.
National Memorial Arboretum
Croxall Road
Alrewas
Lichfield
Staffordshire
DE13 7AR
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 1824014690
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Polished grey granite memorial depicting the "Twin Towers" at the World Trade Centre, New York, USA. Two separate upright stones depicting the Towers are positioned on a three-stepped plinth with a sloping front face. The top two plinths are inscribed with insignia and a dedication and have pieces of debris from the Ground Zero site affixed to the plinth. The memorial is set on a square stone base. Two giant Redwood trees represent the Twin Towers together with an English Oak, Scots Pine, Welsh Yew, Irish Strawberry tree and an American Black Oak.
Inscription
[Insignia on left and right hand-side for Herefordshire & Worcestershire and Hereford & Worcester Fire Authority] Top plinth: THE TWIN TOWERS/ MEMORIAL/ THIS MEMORIAL PAYS TRIBUTE TO THOSE WHO PERISHED AS A RESULT/ OF THE TERRORIST ATTACK ON THE WORLD TRADE CENTRE, NEW YORK/ 11TH SEPTEMBER, 2001./ ESPECIALLY REMEMBERED ARE THE 64 BRITISH CITIZENS WHO LOST/ THEIR LIVES IN THE TRAGEDY./ THIS MEMORIAL IS SPONSORED BY THE COMMUNITIES OF HEREFORDSHIRE,/ WORCESTERSHIRE AND THE HEREFORD AND WORCESTER FIRE AUTHORITY/ IN RECOGNITION OF THE COURAGE AND DEDICATION OF NEW YORK/EMERGENCY SERVICE PERSONNEL. Lower plinth: THE ARTIFACTS DISPLAYED ARE FROM THE DEBRIS OF GROUND ZERO/ AND WERE DONATED BY DAVID O'DWYER MA, OESM/ CHIEF FIRE OFFICER OF HEREFORD & WORCESTER/ FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE, 1994-2005.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Terrorist Acts
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Tree
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Details: Herefordshire & Worcestershire county; Hereford & Worcester Fire Authority.

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