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The National Ex-Prisoner of War Association |
The National Ex-Prisoner of War Association Memorial
will be unveiled on Saturday July 21st 2007 at 2:00pm.The unveiling will take place at:
The National Arboretum, Croxall Road, Alrewas, Staffordshire DE13 7AR
Phone 01283 792333 Click here for more details on Planning Your Visit
There are two train stations with taxi ranks only 15 minutes away (one at Litchfield the other at Tamworth)
There are also 3 or 4 travel lodges within a 5 mile radius if any one wishes to stay overnight.
We are trying to organise seating arrangements etc so if you would like to attend please could state how many attending in your group and you contact:
Mrs Freda Moores
17 Wallace Close
Marlow
Bucks
SL7 1TY
National Prisoner of War Memorial Committee
Les Allan, Eric Reeves, Freda Moores, Gary Moores, Hugh Ashton-Moore.
Memorial Update:
We still have a little way to go reaching our required Memorial Target of £40,000. Donors and donations will be fully acknowledged. In the meantime the foundations for the brickwork and gates were completed in January by Scott developments. Unfortunately the excessive wet weather of late delayed further work. However a volunteer party of 2nd Battalion REME personnel under the leadership of R.S.M Mark Carlisle will be visiting the Staffordshire National Memorial Arboretum 1st week in May in order to build the only UK Memorial Dedicated to the memory of those made Prisoner of War in Mid East and European theatres of War. REME volunteers have already applied their specialist skills to the manufacture of the “Gates of Freedom” and the Bronze Legend Plates. The memorial committee fortified by the enthusiasm and kindness of 2nd Battalion Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers Personnel are agreed that the inaugural Dedication Ceremony of our Memorial will be Saturday 21st July 2007 and are focused on ensuring that all will go well on that day. Standards are welcome.
Les Allan AM (inst)BE
President/Hon.Gen Secretary.
The National ex-Prisoner of War Association
28 July 2007
