Memorial details

Memorial type
Cenotaph
District
Delyn
Town
Mold
County
Clwyd
Country
Wales
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918), Cyprus Emergency (1955-1959)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1st March 1926
    Attended by: Lieut.-Col. T. H. Parry, D.S.O., former M.P. for Flintshire.
  • Dedicated
    Date: 1st March 1926
    Attended by: The Vicar of Mold Rev. D. Edwardes Davies, (M.A.)
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
13478

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Current location

Denbigh Road / Pwll Glas
Mold
Delyn
Clwyd
CH7 1BL
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SJ 23564 64242
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Granite cenotaph bearing the Borough Arms within a wreath. Black decal lettering except the Great War dates which are carved in relief.
Inscription
1914-1918 / AND / 1939-1945 / TO THE IMMORTAL /HONOUR OF THE MEN/ WHOSE NAMES ARE/ HEREON INSCRIBED/ WHO FELL IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ THIS MEMORIAL/ IS DEDICATED IN /PROUD AND GRATEFUL /RECOGNITION/ BY/ THE TOWN OF MOLD / "THEY GAVE THEIR BEST / SO WE OUR BEST SHOULD GIVE"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Anderson, Albert
Barker, H
Beavan, Ewart G
Beavan, Trevor
Blackburne, G H
Blackwell, A
Brentnall, William
Briscoe, Ernest
Bryan, George
Bryan, Samuel
See details for all 141 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 48
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 48
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 108
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 108
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Cyprus Emergency (1955-1959)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials, decorations, place and year of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: height 15 feet, width 6 feet 6 inches at the base
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Flintshire County Herald - Friday 10 July 1925 MOLD WAR MEMORIAL. Unveiling to be next Armistice Day
  • WM1692 www.warmemorials.org/search-grants/?gID=130
  • Flintshire County Herald - Friday 05 March 1926 MOLD'S WAR MEMORIAL. DEDICATION CEREMONY.
  • Western Mail - Wednesday 03 March 1926 NORTH WALES WAR MEMORIAL. (photograph) Mold War Memorial, unveiled by Lieut.col. T. H. Parry. D.S.O., former M.P. for Flintshire.
  • Flintshire County Herald - Friday 12 February 1926 THE WAR MEMORIAL. Cenotaph in course of erection on Bailey Hill. Would be readiness for unveiling on March 1st,

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