Following the Second World War, a Memorial Stone was commissioned by the Corps to commemorate the officers and men of the Royal Army Dental Corps who gave their lives during that war. On Monday 16th August 1948, a Memorial Service was conducted at the Depot and Training Establishment RADC, Connaught Road by the Chaplain General, the Rev Canon FL Hughes, BBE, MC, MA TD, Chaplain to the King.

At the Service the Memorial Stone and a Book of Remembrance were unveiled by the Adjutant-General, General Sir James S Steele KBE, CB, DSO, MC, LLD. Wreaths were laid by General Sir James S Steele, Major General JCA Dowse (representing Director General Army Medical Services), Major General AB Austin (Director Army Dental Service), and Colonel JP Duguid (Colonel Commandant RADC). The music was provided by the Band and Buglers of the RAMC, and the ceremony was attended by over 500 personnel.

The Memorial Stone, a plinth of Cornish granite, was originally sited in front of the main entrance to the Depot and Training Establishment RADC in the old Connaught Hospital building.

The inscription reads

In proud remembrance of the officers non-commissioned officers and men of

The Army Dental Corps who gave their lives in the war, 1939-1945

The names of the fallen Are inscribed in a Book of Remembrance

Above the inscription the former badge of the Army Dental Corps is mounted in gold, and on the reverse of the plinth the new badge is mounted with the words: ''Royal Army Dental Corps" signifying the change in the title of the Corps in 1946.

When the Depot and Training Establishment RADC moved into its new, purpose built, accommodation on Evelyn Woods Road, the Memorial Stone was relocated to stand in front of the main entrance of the new building on 27th September 1973.

The Memorial Stone, a plinth of Cornish granite, was originally sited in front of the main entrance to the Depot and Training Establishment RADC in the old Connaught Hospital building.

When the Depot and Training Establishment RADC moved into its new, purpose built, accommodation on Evelyn Woods Road, the Memorial Stone was relocated to stand in front of the main entrance of the new building on 27th September 1973.

Following reductions in the size of the Corps in line with the general downsizing of the Armed Forces in the 1990s and early 2000s Aldershot no longer held the centre of gravity of the Corps.

This along with the redevelopment of Aldershot Garrison was likely to leave the Memorial’s location as no longer ‘fit for purpose’ as it would be left as largely unseen and unrecognised.

The decision, therefore, was taken to relocate the Memorial Stone to the National Memorial Arboretum (NMA) at Arlewas in Staffordshire where it would not only be more centrally placed for access from across the UK but also significantly increase its public profile as the NMA attracts over 300,000 visitors a year.

To meet the NMA’s criteria that new placements on the site should be ‘living memorials’ a small plaque at the base of the plinth was added with the words:

The Army Dental Corps who gave their lives in the war, 1939-1945

Dedicated to those who have served or are serving in the ADC and RADC

To mark the Corps Centenary Year in 1921, the memorial and surrounding paving was refurbished, the small plaque at the base of the plinth was removed and replaced with a new Centenary Stone adjacent to the Memorial. On 8 September 2021 the Memorial was re-dedicated and HRH The Duchess of Gloucester GCVO the Colonel-in-Chief RADC unveiled the new Centenary Stone. The new stone is inscribed with the AD Corps and RADC badges in colour.

The stone reads

Dedicated to those who have served or are serving in the AD Corps and RADC

This stone was unveiled in the Centenary year of the RADC

By HRH The Duchess of Gloucester GCVO Colonel-in-Chief Royal Army Dental Corps 8th September 2021