Memorial details

Memorial type
Other memorial
District
Lichfield
Town
Alrewas
County
Staffordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Non-Specific Conflict
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 2 June 2016
    Attended by: HRH Prince Michael of Kent, GCVO, Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire, High Sheriff of Staffordshire, SSAFA Chairman, SSAFA Chief Executive
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
80771

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Current location

The memorial is within the RAF Zone
National Memorial Arboretum
Croxall Road
Alrewas
Lichfield
Staffordshire
DE13 7AR
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 18550 14646
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A light-coloured stone shaped and carved to represent the emblem of SSAFA on a plinth with tapering sides, of the same stone. There is a tablet of black stone inset into the front face of the plinth bearing a commemoration. The memorial rests on a square stone base within a circle of flagstones of the same/similar stone. A further narrow rectangular tablet of black stone, set into the base, bears an inscription relating the memorial's dedication.
Inscription
[Plinth tablet]: EST./ 1885/ IN HONOUR OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF SSAFA/ WHO HAVE SUPPORTED THE ARMED FORCES, VETERANS/ AND THEIR FAMILIES DURING CONFLICT AND PEACETIME. [Base tablet]: THIS MEMORIAL WAS UNVEILED BY HRH PRINCE MICHAEL OF KENT GCVO ON 2ND JUNE 2016
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Non-Specific Conflict
    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: Stone
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Tablets
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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