The Guinea Pig Club Memorial

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Reference WMO/254204

Address:

National Memorial Arboretum

RAF Zone

Croxall Road

Alrewas

DE13 7AR

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Rock
Materials:
  • Rock/Rough Stone Rock/Rough Stone
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: A tall, jagged, piece of slate. The design features a crashed Hurricane at the bottom of the memorial with its vapour trail weaving down from the top. The text is carved into the smooth panel, which is in the shape of a Spitfire wing. The logo of the Guinea Pig Club is also carved at the top of the memorial. On the left hand side of the design, the meandering vapour trail of the falling Hurricane outlines the strong facial profile of the pioneering plastic surgeon, Sir Archibald McIndoe. Reading down the right, an inscription provided by Guinea Pig Dr. Sandy Saunders - "Out of the flames came inspiration". The memorial reflects the violent and dramatic nature of how many of the injuries were obtained and incorporates the flames that were the cause of the injuries and the reason that the Guinea Pig Club exists. It is the 649 members of the Club that are the main focus of the Memorial but the subtle inclusion of the profile of Sir Archibald McIndoe remembers the magnificent work that he carried out.
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The club was founded on/20 July 1941 by Allied Airmen/who were being treated for/severe injuries and burns by the/pioneering plastic surgeon/Sir Archibald McIndoe/and his team at the/Queen Victoria Hospital/East Grinstead./By the end of WWII there/were 649 members ./They were guardians/of each other.

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