County War Memorial Figures - Stafford, UK - Figurative Public Sculpture 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 memorial takes the form of a four stepped base with a column, surmounted by bronze commemorative figures.

The figures are of an angel with wings standing next to a horse.

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.

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Unknown Figure Type: Combination of two figure types Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Unknown Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1923 Materials used: Bronze figures on stone plinth Location: Not listed

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