Shot at Dawn Memorial

Shot at Dawn Memorial
The memorial in 2014
Map
52°43′29″N 1°43′28″W / 52.7248°N 1.7244°W / 52.7248; -1.7244
LocationNational Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
DesignerAndy DeComyn
TypeSculpture
MaterialSculpted concrete statue, surrounded by 306 wooden stakes
Completion date2001
Opening date21 June 2001
Dedicated toThe 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]

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