Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Cardiff
Town
Tongwynlais
County
South Glamorgan
Country
Wales
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 20 July 1919
    Attended by: Henry Williams Vicar of Whitchurch; Curate J Owain Jones; Archdeacon of Llandaff;
  • Unveiled
    Date: 20 July 1919
    Attended by: Mrs Lewis of Greenmeadow;
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
13443

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Current location

St Michael and All Angels Church
Merthyr Road
Tongwynlais
Cardiff
South Glamorgan
CF15 7LF
Wales

OS Grid Ref: ST 13325 82183
Denomination: Church in Wales

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Description
MARBLE TABLETS WITH A SURROUNDING BACKBOARD OF BATH STONE.
Inscription
Main tablet: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION OF THE / SACRIFICES MADE BY THE UNDERMENTIONED MEMBERS OF THIS / CHURCH AND RESIDENTS OF TONGWYNLAIS WHO SERVED IN / HIS MAJESTY'S FORCES DURING THE GREAT WAR 1914-18 / (NAMES) // WW1 TABLET, Lower centre: THIS TABLET WAS UNVEILED BY / MRS LEWIS OF GREENMEADOW / AND DEDICATED BY THE / VENERABLE ARCHDEACON OF LLANDAFF / O SUNDAY JULY 20TH 1919 / HENRY WILLIAMS, VICAR / J. OWAIN JONES, CURATE // WW2 tablet, lower left: 1939-1945 / THE SUPREME / (NAMES) // WW2 tablet, lower right: WORLD WAR II / SACRIFICE OF / (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Arthur, T
Austin, C E
Barber, F
Basset, E
Bassett, I
Bassett, R
Bassett, T W
Bavan, C
Bridge, G
Bright, A
See details for all 179 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 13
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 13
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 180
    Served and returned: 148
    Died: 32
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,additional,decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth 40mm, height 2100mm, width 2100mm
    Materials: Marble
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Bath
Condition
History
LETTERING ON TABLET WAS RETOUCHED
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Details: Colonel Henry Lewis, OBE.
Responsibility
St Michael and All Angels Church

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