Memorial details

Memorial type
Sculptured / Cast figure
District
Lichfield
Town
Alrewas
County
Staffordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Regimental Memorials, 19th Century Conflict (1800-1899), 18th Century Conflict (1700-1799)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
72774

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Current location

Memorial is no 313 in Green Zone on right-hand side of The Beat.
National Memorial Arboretum
Croxall Road
Alrewas
Lichfield
Staffordshire
DE13 7AR
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 1836314344
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A bronzed statue of a standing tiger with bared teeth, representing the regimental tiger, astride a tapering plinth of polished black granite set on a granite base. The plinth top has a decorative barley-twist border with commemorations and insignia incised in gold lettering on each side. The memorial is set on a square stone pavement within a grassed area.
Inscription
Face 1: IN ITS 290 YEARS OF HISTORY/ THE ROYAL HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT WAS MADE UP OF/ REGULARS, VOLUNTEERS, TERRITORIALS, MILITIA,/ HOME GUARD, CONSCRIPTS AND NATIONAL SERVICEMEN./ IT WAS ONE OF THE SIX REGIMENTS AT THE BATTLE OF MINDEN ON 1ST AUGUST 1759./ THE REGIMENT WAS KNOWN AS THE TIGERS/ AFTER SERVING IN INDIA FROM 1805 TO 1826./ IT WAS AWARDED THE TITLE 'ROYAL' IN 1946/ FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR./ IN 1992 THE REGIMENT WAS AMALGAMATED WITH/ THE QUEEN'S REGIMENT TO FORM THE PRINCESS OF WALES'S ROYAL REGIMENT/ (QUEEN'S AND ROYAL HAMPSHIRES). Face 2: THE/ ROYAL HAMPSHIRE/ REGIMENT/ (Insignia)/ 1702-1992 Face 3: (Insiginia) DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR,/ THE HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT RAISED OVER 30 BATTALIONS/ FROM HAMPSHIRE, THE ISLE OF WIGHT AND THE CHANNEL ISLANDS./ OVER 10,000 OF ITS SOLDIERS GAVE THEIR LIVES/ ON ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE TWO WORLD WARS ALONE./ THE REGIMENT WAS AWARDED 156 BATTLE HONOURS AND WON 10 VICTORIA CROSSES. Face 4: IN PEACE/ THERE'S NOTHING/ SO BECOMES A MAN/ AS MODEST STILLNESS/ AND HUMILITY/ BUT WHEN THE BLAST OF WAR/ BLOWS IN OUR EARS/ THEN IMITATE THE ACTIONS OF A TIGER
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Regimental Memorials
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • 19th Century Conflict (1800-1899)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • 18th Century Conflict (1700-1799)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Sculpture
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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