Memorial

Phoenix Staff - WW1 And WW2 Plaque

Mark Newton 19.09.2017

Source: Copyright Mark Newton 19.09.2017

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Current Location

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

SK 19042 14949

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 18259
Description: Large bronze plaque set into a stone surround. The dedicatory inscription is in the top half and is flanked by figures of two soldiers standing with rifles reversed. Names are inscribed at the base. A phoenix perched upon a crown (the symbol of the company) is at the top centre of the plaque. A second bronze plaque mirroring the shape of the first is on the rear of the stone. The dedicatory inscription is in the top half and is flanked by two female allegorical figures, one holding a sword and the second an orb with a small figure on it. A set of scales is below the inscription and the phoenix on a crown above.
Inscription: Side 1: TO THE MEMORY OF/ THOSE MEMBERS OF THE/ PHOENIX STAFF/ WHO IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN RESPONSE TO/ DUTY'S CALL/ 1914 - 1919/ LEST WE FORGET/ (NAMES)/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES) Side 2: TO COMMEMORATE THE/ SERVICES OF THOSE/ OF THE/ PHOENIX STAFF/ STILL HAPPILY WITH US/ WHO FOUGHT AND WORKED/ IN THE CAUSE OF/ JUSTICE/ 1914 1919/ FORTITER/ ET FIDELITER/ THE NUMBERS OF THOSE WHO SERVED WITH THE FORCES WERE/ DIRECTORS 4 HEAD OFFICE STAFF 267/ HOME BRANCHES 148 FOREIGN BRANCHES 85/ TOTAL 504/ 1939-1945/ 727 MEMBERS OF THE HOME STAFF SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES AND/ 810 MEMBERS IN THE HOME GUARD CIVIL DEFENCE AND OTHER SERVICES/ 397 MEMBERS OF THE OVERSEAS STAFF SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES/ CIVIL DEFENCE AND OTHER SERVICES

Maker(s): SIR GEORGE JAMES FRAMPTON RA, Artist
Sponsor Type: corporate
Maintenance History: 2003: TRAINING SITE IS TO BE SOLD AND NEW HOME IS BEING SOUGHT FOR THE MEMORIALS