Memorial

The Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces

332 The Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces 1

Source: Copyright Colin Sweett

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Current Location

Memorial is no. 332 in Green Zone on The Mall, National Memorial Arboretum, Croxall Road, Alrewas, Lichfield, Staffordshire, DE13 7AR, England

SK 1851714283

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Type of Memorial: Sculptured / Cast group
WMR Reference Number: 68571
Description: A bronze sculpture of Bellerophon astride Pegasus on a plinth constructed of stone blocks and circular stone base. The first sculpture is at the top of a grass mound. There is a second bronze sculpture of a paratrooper pulling his Bergan up the sloping gravel path towards the plinth. The plinth has an engraving of the regimental insignia and a commemorative inscription.
Inscription: IN/ MEMORY OF/ ALL WHO SERVED/ IN/ THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT/ AND/ AIRBORNE FORCES

Maker(s): Mark Jackson, Sculptor
Charlie Langton, Sculptor
Castle Fine Arts Foundry, Founder / Foundry
Morris Singer Art Foundry, Founder / Foundry
Westwood Fine Art Moulding
Mark Lovell Design Engineers, Engineer
A Walker & Sons, Mason
Costs: c. £230,000
Sponsor Type: public
Sponsored By: Underwritten by the Parachute Regiment Charity (Reg. Charity No. 113 1977); the Airborne Forces Security Fund; the Afghanistan Trust. Donations made by branches of the Parachute Regimental Association; individual donors, including service and ex-service personnel and families; various other societies; trusts and foundations. A full list of donors is available via the www.paracharity.org