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Memorial details

Memorial type
Stone of remembrance
District
Lichfield
Town
Alrewas
County
Staffordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Cyprus Emergency (1955-1959)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 21 August 2016
    Attended by: Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Graydon GCB CBE, Rev. Canon David Wilbraham, National Police Chaplain, Rev. Alan Bowley, Mr David Littlemore, Cyprus veterans, family and friends.
  • Unveiled
    Date: 21 August 2016
    Attended by: Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Graydon GCB CBE, Rev. Canon David Wilbraham, National Police Chaplain, Rev. Alan Bowley, Mr David Littlemore, Cyprus veterans, family and friends.
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
76512

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Current location

Memorial is in The Beat Zone within the Mediterranean Campaigns of World War 2 Garden.
National Memorial Arboretum
Croxall Road
Alrewas
Lichfield
Staffordshire
DE13 7AR
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 18369 14341
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
An irregular shaped rock, brought from Cyprus, fixed to a polished grey granite base, in turn fixed to a rectangular plinth of the same material. The plinth has a sloping front face within which is inset a tablet of polished black granite. The tablet is engraved, in white, with a commemoration below the insignia of the 46 sections of the British Armed Forces that participated in the Campaign. On the back face of the plinth is a second tablet of polished black granite with details of the dedication service and the units involved in the Campaign. The Cyprus rock has a metal plaque affixed to the rock, in the shape of the island, with a dedication to those who served.
Inscription
[Tablet, front face]: 1955 THE CYPRUS EMERGENCY 1959/ [Badges with names of the following: ROYAL NAVY - ROYAL MARINES - LIFE GUARDS - ROYAL HORSE GUARDS - 14/20 KING'S HUSSARS - ROYAL TANK REGIMENT - ROYAL ARTILLERY - ROYAL ENGINEERS - ROYAL CORPS OF SIGNALS - GRENADIER GUARDS - IRISH GUARDS - ROYAL SCOTS - QUEEN'S ROYAL REGIMENT- ROYAL WARWICKSHIRE REGIMENT - ROYAL FUSILIERS - UNITED KINGDOM POLICE UNIT (CYPRUS) -/ ROYAL NORFOLK REGIMENT - ROYAL LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT - SUFFOLK REGIMENT - ROYAL LEICESTERSHIRE REGIMENT - LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS - ROYAL WELCH FUSILIERS - DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S REGIMENT - SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT - WELCH REGIMENT - OXFORDSHIRE & BUCKINGHAMSHIRE L.I. - ESSEX REGIMENT - ROYAL BERKSHIRE REGIMENT - SOUTH WEST KENT REGIMENT - KING'S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY - MIDDLESEX REGIMENT/ WILTSHIRE REGIMENT - DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY - HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY - GORDON HIGHLANDERS - ROYAL ULSTER RIFLES - ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS - PARACHUTE REGIMENT - ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS - ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS - ROYAL ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS - ROYAL ELECTRICAL & MECHANICAL ENGINEERS - ROYAL MILITARY POLICE - ROYAL ARMY PAY CORPS - ROYAL ARMY VETERINARY CORPS - ROYAL ARMY EDUCATION CORPS - ROYAL AIR FORCE]/ THIS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THE BRITISH ARMED FORCES AND POLICE WHO SERVED AND DIED DRUING THE EMERGENCY [Tablet back face]: THE CYPRUS MEMORIAL WAS DEDICATED/ BY/ AIR CHIEF MARSHAL/ SIR MICHAEL GRAYDON GCB CBE/ ON 21ST AUGUST 2016/ IN THE PRESENCE OF VETERANS/ BRITISH ARMED SERVICES SERVING IN CYPRUS AT THIS TIME CONSISTED/ OF BOTH REGULAR AND CONSCRIPTED SERVICE PERSONNEL/ THE 46 SERVICE BADGES REPRESENT MANY OF THE FORMER COUNTY REGIMENTS/ AND CORPS WHICH HAVE BEEN AMALGAMATED INTO THE CURRENT ARMED FORCES./ THIS CYPRUS MEMORIAL WAS INSPIRED BY DAVID LITTLMORE (sic)/ AND WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY SUPPORTERS DONATIONS/ A & K RACKHAM ANGLIA STONE CONSULTANTS/ [Plaque]: IN HONOUR OF THE/ BRITISH SERVICE PERSONNEL/ WHO SERVED DURING THE / 'CYPRUS EMERGENCY' /1955-1959/ AND/ IN MEMORY OF THE 371/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/ TOGETHER WITH 21 BRITISH POLICEMEN/ "WE WILL REMEMBER/ THEM"/ HELD INSIDE THIS ROCK FROM CYPRUS IS THE/ 'ROLL OF HONOUR' WITH THE DETAILS OF THE 371/ TOGETHER WITH 21 BRITISH POLICEMEN KILLED/ WE ARE GRATEFUL TO THE RAF WHO TRANSPORTED/ THE CYPRIOT ROCK TO THE NMA
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Cyprus Emergency (1955-1959)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablets
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
  • Stone of remembrance
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Unknown
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Comments: The Memorial was initiated by a veteran, Mr David Littlemore, who organized the fund-raising to bring a rock from Cyprus and construct a memorial at the NMA. £5000 was sought via a crowd-fund site to pay for the memorial.

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Details: Public donations, including a public crowd-fund.
Reference

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