Allied Special Forces Memorial Grove

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Reference WMO/265134

Address:

Allied Special Forces Memorial Grove

National Memorial Arboretum

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: Garden
Materials:
  • Flora and Fauna Grass
  • Metal Metal (any)
  • Timber Timber (any)
Lettering: Inscribed on a plaque
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
  • Post-1945 War or Conflict
About the memorial: The Allied Special Forces Memorial Grove is set within the National Memorial Arboretum next to the River Tame and a quarry lake and is bordered by the railway line. The Grove consists of 7 gardens commemorating the men and women who served with or helped the Allied Special Forces in WW1, WW2 and in conflicts since then. Throughout the Grove is a Memorial Pathway where the majority of memorials are located. The seven gardens consist of Garden 1 Special Operations, Garden 2 Our Friends, Garden 3 The Dieppe Raid and Popski's Private Army, Garden [This is WMO/276911], 4 The Sun Room and Special Air Service, Garden 5 Royal Marine Boom Patrol Detachment, Garden 6 Falkland Islanders Resistance and Garden 7 Pegasus Bridge & Airborne Forces. There are tree seats with plaques within the gardens which were introduced in 2005.
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