Memorial

Parachute Regt And Airborne Forces

Mark Newton 20 July 2016

Source: Copyright Mark Newton 20 July 2016

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Current Location

Aldershot Military Cemetery, Ordnance Rd, Aldershot, Rushmoor, Hampshire, GU12 4, England

SU 876 513

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 50371
Description: SQUARE POLISHED GREY GRANITE TABLET MOUNTED ONTO A LOW BRICK PLINTH. INSCRIPTION IN WHITE LETTERING. THREE REGIMENTAL BADGES CARVED ACROSS THE TOP OF THE TABLET ABOVE THE LIST OF NAMES
Inscription: THIS MEMORIAL STONE IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT AND AIRBORNE FORCES/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES DURING THE FALKLAND ISLANDS CAMPAIGN IN 1982/ (NAMES)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN/ LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS JOHN 15 V. 13

Tablet

Height: 910MM

Width: 910MM

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good

Base

Made from: Brick

Condition: Good