Shot at Dawn Memorial
The memorial in 2014 | |
| Location | National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire, England |
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| Coordinates | 52°43′29″N 1°43′28″W / 52.7248°N 1.7244°W |
| 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, England. It commemorates the 306 British Army and Commonwealth soldiers executed after courts-martial for desertion and other capital offences during World War I.