The National Memorial Arboretum

Fifty thousand trees, 150 acres, the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, commemorates all those who have served the nation, both military and civilian.

National Memorial Arboretum.

National Memorial Arboretum.

National Memorial Arboretum.

National Memorial Arboretum.

"Shot at Dawn" memorial. Moving tribute to boys, many as young as 17, shot for "cowardice".

“Shot at Dawn” memorial. Moving tribute to boys, many as young as 17, shot for “cowardice”.

National Memorial Arboretum.

National Memorial Arboretum.

Symbolic of the soccer match thought to have been played on Christmas Day, 1914, between British and German troops.

Symbolic of the soccer match thought to have been played on Christmas Day, 1914, between British and German troops.

Maritime memorial.

Maritime memorial.

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