Memorial details

Memorial type
Stone of remembrance
District
Anglesey
Town
Benllech
County
Gwynedd
Country
Wales
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 04th August 1922
    Attended by: Mrs Lloyd-George, Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
24443

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Current location

Junction of B5108 and B5025
Near Tesco Supermarket
Benllech
Anglesey
Gwynedd
LL74 8SR
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SH 51842 82871
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Rough-hewn irregular monolith on three-stepped base. Names on dressed marble tablets.
Inscription
1914 - 1919/ CODWYD Y COLOFN/ HOH/ ER GOF/ AM Y DEWRION/ O'R BENLLECH A'R CYLCH/ A ABERTHOOD EU BYWYYDAU/ YN Y RHYFEL MAWR./ (Names and addresses)/ IN MEMORIAM/ PLWYFOLION GOLLWYD YN RHYFEL/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names and addresses)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Cymrian, S S
Dottefell, S S
Evans, Ed
Evans, Humphrey
Evans, Robert
Howdle, J E
Hughes, Hy W
Owen, Edward
Owen, William
Owen, Wm
See details for all 22 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 13
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 13
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename,additional
    Order of information: surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 20
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 20
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,year died,additional
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaques / Panels with names
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Limestone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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