Memorial details

Memorial type
Stone of remembrance
District
Lichfield
Town
Alrewas
County
Staffordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
80767

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Current location

The grid reference is approximate. The memorial is close to the (football) Christmas Truce memorial at the North East edge of the Arboretum.
National Memorial Arboretum
Croxall Road
Alrewas
Lichfield
Staffordshire
DE13 7AR
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 19051 14957
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A large boulder of roughcast stone (possibly sandstone) with smooth panels inset into the front and back faces, inscribed with poems and a commemoration to the nearly 1 million British Empire men and women who fell in the Great War. The stone rests on a square base and is located in open ground.
Inscription
[Front face]: "THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD:/ AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM,/ NOR THE "YEARS CONDEMN,/ AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN/ AND IN THE MORNING/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM!"/ IN REMEMBRANCE OF/ 956,703/ BRITISH EMPIRE MEN AND WOMEN/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR./ 1914-1919 [Rear face]: "HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN YET?.../ LOOK DOWN AND SWEAR/ BY THE SLAIN OF THE WAR,/ THAT YOU'LL NEVER FORGET"./ (SIEGFRIED SASSOON)
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
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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