Memorial

Gulf War

Mark Newton 19.09.2017

Source: Copyright Mark Newton 19.09.2017

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Behind Merchant Navy Convoy Wood, National Memorial Arboretum, Croxall Road, Alrewas, Lichfield, Staffordshire, DE13 7AR, England

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SK 1835114891

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Other structure
WMR Reference Number: 72174
Description: Steel structure with three leaning pillars, representing each of the British services, connected by a ring of steel on which the commemoration is inscribed in English, Arabic and Latin. The structure is set on a circular stepped platform of 47 York stone flagstones inscribed with the names of the fallen. At the centre of the platform is a black granite circular tablet engraved with an image of the reverse of the Gulf Medal. Information plaques are located by the memorial.
Inscription: Memorial: IN MEMORY OF THE 47 FALLEN COMRADES/ AND TO ALL THOSE WHO FOUGHT IN OPERATION GRANBY/ 1990-1991- THE LIBERATION OF KUWAIT/ THOSE WHO HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY PASSED AWAY/ AND ALSO THOSE WHO CONTINUED TO FIGHT THEIR OWN BATTLES/ LONG AFTER THE GUNS FELL SILENT/ LEST WE FORGET/ THE GULF WAR - 1990-1991 (This commemoration is repeated in Arabic and Latin on other sides of the memorial.) Information plaque 1: [Emblem]/ THIS MEMORIAL WAS COMMISSIONED BY THE/ GULF WAR (90-91) MEMORIAL TRUST APPEAL 2012/ THE REALISATION OF THIS MEMORIAL WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN/ POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE SUPPORT AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OF THE/ AMBASSADOR TO KUWAIT & DEAN OF THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS/ HIS EXCELLENCY MR KHALED AL-DUWAISAN (G.C.V.O.)/ AND THE PEOPLE OF KUWAIT. Information plaque 2: GULF WAR (90-91) MEMORIAL BOARD/ TIMELINE/(List of key dates and descriptive text) Information plaque 3: Map with caption BATTLE SKETCH 1 (UK) ARMOURED DIVISION/ 24-28 February 1991

Commemoration

War: Gulf War (1990-1991)
Number Commemorated: 47
Died: 47

History

Maker(s): Gulf War Memorial Trust Appeal Committee, Designer
Costs: £70,000
Sponsored By: Gulf War Memorial Trust Appeal; Kuwaiti government.
Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information: The memorial was commissioned, designed and built by the Gulf War Memorial Trust Appeal. Funds were raised through charity events and sponsorship with £35,000 of the cost contributed by the Kuwaiti government.

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