Memorial details

Memorial type
Other structure
District
Lichfield
Town
Alrewas
County
Staffordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Gulf War (1990-1991)
Maker
Gulf War Memorial Trust Appeal Committee (Designer)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 28 February 2016
    Attended by: Mr Khaled Al-Duwaisan, the Kuwaiti Ambassador to the UK, Rev. David Johnstone, representatives of the GWMTA and Gulf War veterans and family members.
  • Dedicated
    Date: 28 February 2016
    Attended by: Mr Khaled Al-Duwaisan, the Kuwaiti Ambassador to the UK, Rev. David Johnstone, Representatives of the GWMTA and Gulf War Veterans and families.
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
72174

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Current location

Behind Merchant Navy Convoy Wood
National Memorial Arboretum
Croxall Road
Alrewas
Lichfield
Staffordshire
DE13 7AR
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 1835114891
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Steel structure with three leaning pillars, representing each of the British services, connected by a ring of steel on which the commemoration is inscribed in English, Arabic and Latin. The structure is set on a circular stepped platform of 47 York stone flagstones inscribed with the names of the fallen. At the centre of the platform is a black granite circular tablet engraved with an image of the reverse of the Gulf Medal. Information plaques are located by the memorial.
Inscription
Memorial: IN MEMORY OF THE 47 FALLEN COMRADES/ AND TO ALL THOSE WHO FOUGHT IN OPERATION GRANBY/ 1990-1991- THE LIBERATION OF KUWAIT/ THOSE WHO HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY PASSED AWAY/ AND ALSO THOSE WHO CONTINUED TO FIGHT THEIR OWN BATTLES/ LONG AFTER THE GUNS FELL SILENT/ LEST WE FORGET/ THE GULF WAR - 1990-1991 (This commemoration is repeated in Arabic and Latin on other sides of the memorial.) Information plaque 1: [Emblem]/ THIS MEMORIAL WAS COMMISSIONED BY THE/ GULF WAR (90-91) MEMORIAL TRUST APPEAL 2012/ THE REALISATION OF THIS MEMORIAL WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN/ POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE SUPPORT AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OF THE/ AMBASSADOR TO KUWAIT & DEAN OF THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS/ HIS EXCELLENCY MR KHALED AL-DUWAISAN (G.C.V.O.)/ AND THE PEOPLE OF KUWAIT. Information plaque 2: GULF WAR (90-91) MEMORIAL BOARD/ TIMELINE/(List of key dates and descriptive text) Information plaque 3: Map with caption BATTLE SKETCH 1 (UK) ARMOURED DIVISION/ 24-28 February 1991
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Gulf War (1990-1991)
    Total names on memorial: 47
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 47
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Other structure
    Measurements: height c.3,650mm
    Materials: Metal
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - York
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Comments: The memorial was commissioned, designed and built by the Gulf War Memorial Trust Appeal. Funds were raised through charity events and sponsorship with £35,000 of the cost contributed by the Kuwaiti government.
Memorial: £70,000

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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