Memorial details

Memorial type
Composite
District
Lichfield
Town
Alrewas
County
Staffordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Regimental Memorials
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
80257

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Current location

The grid reference is approximate only. The memorial is in The Riverside Zone
behind the Armed Forces memorial.
National Memorial Arboretum
Croxall Road
Alrewas
Lichfield
Staffordshire
DE13 7AR
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 18643 14474
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A stone of remembrance of Welsh slate, on the front face of which is a sculpted representation of the Prince of Wales's feathers above a polished black tablet inset into the stone with an inscription in white lettering. On the reverse of the stone is a small rectangular black tablet with a short extract from a Hedd Wyn poem inscribed in the English translation together with the words "We will remember them" in English and a Welsh translation. The stone of remembrance is backed by a semi-circular slate wall on which roundels with the insignia of the six historic regiments are depicted. The wall has a tapering height, highest at the centrepoint. The stone and wall are fixed to a base of slate and are approached by a pathway of slate flagstones: the design of which represents the five black ribbons sewn into the back collar of the regiment's tunics.
Inscription
[Front face]: Unknown... [Rear face]: THE CRY OF BATTLE FILLS THE WIND/ AND THE BLOOD OF LADS MINGLES WITH THE RAIN/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM/ NI A'I COFION HWY
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
Components
  • Stone of remembrance
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Slate - Welsh
  • Tablets
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Slate - Welsh, Stone
  • Wall
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Slate - Welsh
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Slate - Welsh
  • Paving
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Slate - Welsh
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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