52°43′29″N 1°43′28″W / 52.7248°N 1.7244°W | |
Location | National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire, United Kingdom |
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Designer | Andy DeComyn |
Type | Sculpture |
Material | Sculpted concrete statue, surrounded by 306 wooden stakes |
Completion date | 2001 |
Opening date | 21 June 2001 |
Dedicated to | The servicemen executed by firing squad during World War I |
The Shot at Dawn Memorial is a monument at the National Memorial Arboretum near Alrewas, in Staffordshire, UK. It commemorates the 306 British Army and Commonwealth soldiers executed after courts-martial for desertion and other capital offences during World War I.[1]