Memorial details

Memorial type
Stone of remembrance
District
Lichfield
Town
Alrewas
County
Staffordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Regimental Memorials, First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Crimean War (1853-1856)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
77355

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Current location

Memorial is withi the Army Parade area on the route to the Armed Forces memorial. The grid reference is approximate only.
National Memorial Arboretum
Croxall Road
Alrewas
Lichfield
Staffordshire
DE13 7AR
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 18328 14444
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
An upright roughcast black stone memorial with a curved top. The front and back faces of the stone are inset with smooth black stone tablets. One face has a commemorative inscription in white lettering below an engraving of the regimental insignia; the alternate face is fully covered with an engraving of the insignia of the regiment. The stone is fixed to a small rectangular base of grey stones. It is one of a number of regimental memorials within the Army Parade area.
Inscription
PRINCESS LOUISE & ARGYLL/ AND SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS/ FORMED IN 1881 FROM THE AMALGAMATION OF THE/ 91ST ARGYLLSHIRE HIGHLANDERS/ AND THE 83RD SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS/ "THE THIN RED LINE AT BALAKLAVA"/ ABSORBED INTO THE ROYAL REGIMENT/ OF SCOTLAND IN 2006./ 27 BATTALIONS WERE RAISED DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR./ 9100 ARGYLL AND SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS/ GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE FIRST AND SECOND WORLD WARS./ 16 MEMBERS OF THE REGIMENT - INCLUDING/ 7 IN THE SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS WERE AWARDED THE/ VICTORIA CROSS./ NE OBLIVISCARIS/ SANS PEUR
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Regimental Memorials
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • 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
  • Crimean War (1853-1856)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Stone of remembrance
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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