Memorial details

Memorial type
Composite
District
Lichfield
Town
Alrewas
County
Staffordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Regimental Memorials, 20th Century Wars (1900-1999)
Maker
V Astling (Stone Carver)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 11 September 2004
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
80778

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Current location

Memorial is in the RAF Zone
to the right of Millennium Avenue.
National Memorial Arboretum
Croxall Road
Alrewas
Lichfield
Staffordshire
DE13 7AR
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 18534 14576
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A large roughcast upright stone of remembrance with a metal plaque fixed to the front face bearing an inscription below insignia and emblems of the RAF Boy Entrants Association, . On the reverse of the stone a symbol of a four-winged propeller is carved into the stone. The stone stands at the centre of an enclosure comprising a paved area bounded by a slate bed, low brick wall and planting of shrubs. There are ten plinths of Staffordshire Blue brick at interval surrounding the stone, each with a metal plaque bearing the insignia of their respective training bases. The plinths are separated by low stone benches, each with a dedicatory metal plaque.
Inscription
[Stone plaque]: [Insignia]/ ROYAL AIR FORCE/ BOY ENTRANTS ASSOCIATION/ IN MEMORY OF THE MANY THOUSANDS/ OF BOY ENTRANTS WHO TRAINED/ BETWEEN 1934 & 1965/ AND TO RECORD THEIR SINGULAR/ CONTRIBUTION TO THE ROYAL AIR FORCE./ [Insignia]/ DEDICATED 11TH. SEPTEMBER 2004. [Plinth plaques]: [Insignia above respective names of stations including]: COSFORD/HEREFORD/EASTCHURCH/ FARNBOROUGH/ ST ATHAN/ LOCKING/ COMPTON BASSETT/YATESBURY/CRANWELL [Seat plaques]: UNKNOWN (...)
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
  • 20th Century Wars (1900-1999)
    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 - Ancaster
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brick
  • Plaques
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
  • Seat
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Paving
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Wall
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brick
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Details: RAF Boy Entrants Association

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