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Military Diver Memorial Unveiling Delay
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the unveiling of the Military Diver Memorial will no longer take place on the 18th of September 2025.
We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
A detailed explanation will be emailed to all statuette owners and website subscribers in the coming days. Further updates will be posted here as soon as they are available.
Recent Project Progress Photographs
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WILL YOU BE THERE?
The Military Diver Memorial is an ambitious project to build a long overdue Memorial to recognise and remember Military Divers - Past, Present and Future.
It is being funded entirely by the sale of 300, Limited Edition, Fine Art Certified, Bronze Statuettes.
Due to space restrictions between The Military Diver Memorial and the riverbank at the National Memorial Arboretum, attendance to the dedication will be restricted to MDM / DSD Statuette Owners (plus one guest).
If there is a high enough demand, more space can be made available to the rear of the memorial for the service.
Please click on the link below to be informed of any further updates.
MDM (and the variant 'Deepsea Diver') Statuettes are still available to purchase if you are able to support this long-overdue Memorial.
Military Diver Memorial Project Managers Paul Guiver BEM and Tony Sexton (above) with National Memorial Arboretum Head of Estates Andy Ansell.
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As the project moves to the final phase, the full-size bronze is now complete, it is currently undergoing metal chasing to ensure each join and weld is invisible and the sculptor's signature style remains across the whole piece. Once this is complete we move to the last production stage which is patina.
We have come so far but we still need YOUR help to finish the project!
Although the bronze itself is complete we still need to crate it and ship it to the UK, pay the import duty and commence the significant groundwork, footings and granite plinth. We also have a large insurance and maintenance bond to pay to the Arboretum.
Click HERE for details on how you can order your own Limited Edition, Fine-Art Statuette and be a part of this project.
You can see how many we still need to sell at the top of this page.
The 10 foot tall bronze memorial depicting a military diver wearing the
Siebe Gorman (Admiralty Pattern) 6-Bolt Standard diving dress will be installed at The National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, Staffordshire, United Kingdom.
Sladmore Gallery
Sladmore Gallery
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Each Statuette owner will receive an EXCLUSIVE invitation for two to attend the VIP Benefactors celebration after the unveiling.
STATUETTE - DETAILS
Weighing approx 20kg (44lbs) and standing 54cms (over 21 inches) tall. The bronze statuette mounted on a black shanxi granite base will be an exact, (scale) replica of the Military Diver Memorial (MDM)®.
Each Statuette comes with a Fine Art numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
On completion of manufacturing the limited edition of 300, the mould will be destroyed preventing any further production.
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Make a Donation
Whilst the cost of sculpting, building and unveiling The Military Diver Memorial will be raised by the sale of Limited Edition Fine Art Statuettes, numerous other additional costs need to be covered; Including Maintenance, Insurance and hosting. 100% of all donations made here will go towards covering these.
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