Townswomen's Guilds

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Memorial details

Memorial type

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Civilian (19th; 20th and 21st Centuries)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 5/10/2017
Attended by: HRH The Princess Royal

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

92939

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Current location

National Memorial Arboretum
Croxall Road
Alrewas
Lichfield
Staffordshire
DE13 7AR
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 1847814459
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

A stone plinth adorned by the logo of the organisation

Inscription

THIS MEMORIAL IS PROVIDED BY/DONATIONS FROM THE MEMBERS OF TOWNSWOMEN'S GUILDS/ AND IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF/THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED IN HM FORCES/ OR CIVILIAN ORGANIZATIONS AND DIED AS CASUALTIES OF WAR/CIVIL CONFLICT OR PEACEKEEPING./ TOWNSWOMENS'S GUILD WAS FORMED IN 1929, BUT HAS ITS ROOTS/ IN THE SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT OF THE LATE 19TH CENTURY./ TOWNSWOMEN ARE ALWAYS READY TO SUPPORT THEIR LOCAL AND/ WIDER COMMUNITIES AND CHAMPION THE ROLES OF WOMEN IN/ THE UK AND INTERNATIONALLY./ DURING WORLD WAR II MANY MEMBERS WERE CONSCRIPTED, WORKED IN HOISPITALS, CIVIL DEFENCE, FACTORIES, OR ON THE LAND/ OTHERS USED THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS TO ASSIST IN/ THE MAINTENANCE OF CIVIL SOCIETY

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Civilian (19th; 20th and 21st Centuries)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Pillar
Measurements: width 1500mm
Materials: Stone

Listing information

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Other
Details: Townswomen's Guilds

Responsibility

Townswomen's Guilds

Reference

www.farnboroughtownswomen.co.uk/web/latest-news/dedication-of-the-townswomens-guild-memorial-litchfield/ Account of opening ceremony.

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