Staffordshire Regiment Memorial Plaque - Stafford, UK
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dtrebilc
N 52° 48.267 W 002° 07.299
30U E 559211 N 5850879
this memorial plaque dedicated to the men of the Staffordshire Regiment is attached to the rear of the Staffordshire County War Memorial that was erected to commemorate the First World War.
Waymark Code: WMZ4GY
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/08/2018
Views: 5
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 First World War Stafford was chosen to place the memorial to the dead of the regiments and any other men from the county.
At the time of the Gulf War the unit fighting was the The Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales').
"The Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales') (or simply "Staffords" for short) was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales' Division. The regiment was formed in 1959 by the amalgamation of the South Staffordshire Regiment and the North Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales'), and in 2007 was amalgamated with the Cheshire Regiment and the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment to become the 3rd Battalion, Mercian Regiment."
Text of Plaque:
IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THE
1st BATTALION,
THE STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT,
(PRINC OF WALES'S)
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE
LIBERATION OF KUWAIT
JANUARY 17th TO FEBRUARY 28th 1991
Type of Memorial: Multi-War
Date of dedication: Not listed
Placed by: Not listed
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