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52°43′42″N1°43′43″W / 52.7282°N 1.7285°W. The National Memorial Arboretum is a British site of national remembrance at Alrewas, near Lichfield, Staffordshire. Its objective is to honour the fallen, recognise service and sacrifice, and foster pride in the British Armed Forces and civilian community. [ 1 ]
October 5, 2024 at 10:51 AM. Former serviceman David Sheaf saluted as the bikers arrived at the National Memorial Arboretum [BBC] Thousands of motorcyclists from across the world gathered for an ...
The National Memorial Arboretum near Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, comprises 150 acres of woodland and memorials dedicated to the fallen servicemen and women from World War I, World War II and other conflicts of the 20th Century.
The Memorial is located on a 150-acre (0.61 km 2) site at the National Memorial Arboretum, at Alrewas near Lichfield in Staffordshire, which opened in 2001, where there are already a number of Service-related memorials. A central location in the UK, outside London, was chosen deliberately to ensure that the memorial was accessible to all ...
2001. Opening date. 21 June 2001. Dedicated to. The servicemen executed by firing squad during World War I. The Shot at Dawn Memorial is a monument at the National Memorial Arboretum near Alrewas, in Staffordshire, UK. It commemorates the 306 British Army and Commonwealth soldiers executed after courts-martial for desertion and other capital ...
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District of Columbia 38°53′N77°01′W / 38.89°N 77.02°W / 38.89; -77.02 (Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial) September 17, 2020. 3.39 acres (0.0137 km 2) Dwight D. Eisenhower was the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe during World War II and President of the United States in the 1950s.
Professor Sir Peter Shepheard. Blue Beach Military Cemetery at San Carlos is a British war cemetery in the Falkland Islands holding the remains of 14 of the 255 British casualties killed during the Falklands War in 1982, and one other killed in early 1984. It is situated close to where 3 Commando Brigade had its initial headquarters after ...