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Here are my selection of the shot at dawn monument at the National Memorial Arboretum these were all taken during the recent TP meet!
The Shot at Dawn Memorial is a British Monument at the National Memorial Arboretum near Alrewas, in Staffordshire, UK in memory of the 346 British and Commonwealth soldiers executed after courts-martial for cowardice and desertion during World War I.The real usual cause for their offences has been re-attributed in modern times to post-traumatic stress syndrome and combat stress reaction.
The memorial portrays a young British soldier blindfolded and tied to a stake ready to be shot by a firing squad. The memorial was modelled on the likeness of 17-year-old Private Herbert Burden, who lied about his age to enlist in the armed forces and was later shot for desertion. It is surrounded by a semicircle of stakes on which are listed the names of every soldier executed in this fashion.
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DSC_7807 by cotty332000, on Flickr
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Shot at Dawn by cotty332000, on Flickr
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DSC_7725 by cotty332000, on Flickr
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DSC_7726 by cotty332000, on Flickr
Thanks for Looking!
The Shot at Dawn Memorial is a British Monument at the National Memorial Arboretum near Alrewas, in Staffordshire, UK in memory of the 346 British and Commonwealth soldiers executed after courts-martial for cowardice and desertion during World War I.The real usual cause for their offences has been re-attributed in modern times to post-traumatic stress syndrome and combat stress reaction.
The memorial portrays a young British soldier blindfolded and tied to a stake ready to be shot by a firing squad. The memorial was modelled on the likeness of 17-year-old Private Herbert Burden, who lied about his age to enlist in the armed forces and was later shot for desertion. It is surrounded by a semicircle of stakes on which are listed the names of every soldier executed in this fashion.
1,
DSC_7807 by cotty332000, on Flickr
2,
Shot at Dawn by cotty332000, on Flickr
3,
DSC_7725 by cotty332000, on Flickr
4,
DSC_7726 by cotty332000, on Flickr
Thanks for Looking!
