Royal Army Service Corps Memorial Arch is a Grade II listed building in the Rushmoor local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 May 2010. Memorial arch. 9 related planning applications.
Royal Army Service Corps Memorial Arch
- WRENN ID
- eternal-stronghold-heron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rushmoor
- Constituency
- Aldershot MP: Alex Baker (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 May 2010
- Type
- Memorial arch
- Address
- Royal Army Service Corps Memorial Arch, Church of St Michael and St George, Queens Avenue, Aldershot
- OS grid reference
- SU 866 519
- Coordinates
- 51.25973, -0.75997
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Royal Army Service Corps Memorial Arch is a Baroque-style blind triumphal arch made of square pink and grey stone ashlar sandstone. It is flanked by pilasters with panelled shafts. Inside the arch, there is a painted insignia of the Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) above a recessed marble panel. This panel features a shouldered architrave with a cross of St John and includes the main inscription honoring the officers and men of the RASC who lost their lives in both World Wars. The inscription reads:
'IN MEMORY OF 280 OFFICERS AND 8187 WOs. NCOs AND MEN OF THE ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY DURING THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919'
'ALSO IN MEMORY OF 286 OFFICERS AND 8871 WOs. NCOs AND MEN OF THE ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY DURING THE WAR 1939-1945'.
Additionally, there is a second inscription on a chest tomb, dedicated to the officers and soldiers of The Royal Corps of Transport who have died on campaign since the establishment of The Royal Waggoners in 1794. This inscription reads:
'IN MEMORY OF THOSE OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS OF THE ROYAL CORPS OF TRANSPORT AND THEIR PREDECESSORS WHO HAVE DIED IN OTHER WARS OR CAMPAIGNS SINCE THE FOUNDING OF THE ROYAL WAGGONERS ON 7TH MARCH 1794.'
The lettering on each panel is inset and painted. The brick backing of the arch is not considered of special interest.
Local climate
Royal Army Service Corps Memorial Arch receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 9 applications
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