The National Memorial Arboretum: Thirty Years On

By David Childs

Message from the Editor

Remembrance is not something we should consign to one day a year. The initiative to have a National focus for year round remembrance outside of London is now a living maturing reality. The author provides an update on how the Royal Navy, Royal Marines and Merchant Navy memorials are progressing. A 10 minute read.

Through God’s good grace, through strength of English oak, / We have preserved our faith, our throne, our land; / Now, with our freedom saved from tyrant’s yoke, / We plant these trees, Remember, why they stand! Those words by Kenyon Gower were chosen by King George VI for a plaque to be placed at the Oak Tree Cross in Windsor Great Park. They might well also be felt appropriate as a summary of the reason behind the creation of The National Memorial Arboretum (NMA) at Alrewas in Staffordshire, especially as the tribute to the Royal Navy, the Naval Review plot, consists of a collection of oak t…

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