Army Apprentice National Memorial
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The Army Apprentices National Memorial Standing here, thoughts may return to times and places when we learned To grow up, disciplined and strong, discriminating right from wrong, Recalling days of fun and laughter, sure in friendships long thereafter Lasting through…
How it got started During recent years, a number of the Army Apprentice Associations have independently been considering the possibility of a memorial to the Army Apprentice Scheme. During 2008, the Beachley Old Boys’ Association started their own Memorial project,…
Poems – for reflection when you visit by our resident poet Tony Church (55A Arb), “TeeCee” to his friends 1. The Memorial on Dedication Day It stands in the shade of a green woodland glade, tranquil, restful, a place of reflection;…
National Memorial Arboretum (The Royal British Legion) Croxall Road, Alrewas, Staffordshire, DE13 7AR. Tel No: 01283 792333 Open: 9.00am to 5.00pm daily Access by Car The Arboretum is situated between Birmingham and Derby, just off the A38, at Alrewas, north of…
Dedication day dawned breezy, cloudy, but dry, which was of great relief to the Trustees, as the previous few days had seen high winds and heavy rain; there had been a genuine anxiety that the celebration of two years of…
Dedication day dawned breezy, cloudy, but dry, which was of great relief to the Trustees, as the previous few days had seen high winds and heavy rain; there had been a genuine anxiety that the celebration of two years of…
Individual Tablet Funding Each Tablet commemorates a donation of £75 or more, to honour the donor’s contribution and support, so making the Memorial achievable during 2011. The tablet scheme has raised over £47,000 towards the Memorial costs and has given…
Key Donations Key donations received from military organisations and associations are noted here, with grateful thanks and acknowledgement, for their generous support. 1st Mar 2010 – Royal Artillery Charitable Fund donates £500 In the early days of the Army Apprentice…
Commemorative Tablet Locator Finding the position of a tablet in the memorial The tablets have been built into the memorial floor in 62 groups (Modules) of 9 tablets per module. As you walk onto the memorial over the entrance step,…