Staffordshire County War Memorial - Stafford, UK - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

Stafford is the county town of the county of Staffordshire. The county was also home to the South Staffordshire and North Staffordshire infantry units.

After the war Stafford was chosen to place the memorial to the dead of the regiments and any other men from the county.

The Imperial War Museum's web site has the following information.

FOUR-STEPPED BASE SURMOUNTED BY TWO PLINTHS AND A COLUMN. THIS IS SURMOUNTED BY FIGURES OF AN ANGEL WITH AN OLIVE BRANCH AND A HORSE FIGURE OF AN ANGEL STANDS BESIDE HORSE. STAFFORDSHIRE KNOT ON FRONT FACE OF PEDESTAL.

There is a bronze plaque on the base of the plinth.

TO THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF STAFFORSHIRE
UNITS AND ALL OTHER STAFFORDSHIRE MEN
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY
       IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918

Underneath carved in stone is the phrase below.

THEIR REST SHALL BE GLORIOUS

on the memorial's column is the following Latin phrase

NOS NOS INMEMORES

A bronze plaque was added to the rear of the memorial after World War II. It is a copy of a plaque that was originally erected on the battlefield at Thury Harcourt in Normandy.

A number of other inscriptions to commemorate subsequent wars have been added at later dates.

Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 01/01/1923 Private or Public Monument?: Government Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Stafford Borough Council Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe Website for this Monument: [Web Link] Physical Address of Monument: Roadside near Stafford railway station Victoria Road Stafford, Staffordshire United Kingdom Rate this waymark: Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes

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