Memorial details

Memorial type
Composite
District
Anglesey
Town
Llanfechell
County
Gwynedd
Country
Wales
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: Monday 27th December 1920
    Attended by: DAME MARGARET LLOYD GEORGE
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
24454

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Current location

Junction of Brynddu Road and Crown Terrace
Brynddu Road
Llanfechell
Anglesey
Gwynedd
LL68 0PY
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SH 36938 91226
Denomination: Church in Wales

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Description
Square Neo-Gothic clock tower surmounted by a figure of a soldier in mourning pose, with head bowed and rifle reversed. Names on polished granite tablets and two additional plaques, commemorating Thomas Brothers and WW2. County coat of arms above inscription.
Inscription
FEL Y BYDDO HYM YN ARWYDD YN EICH MYSC CHWI, PAN/ OF YNNO EICH MEIBION CHWI YN OL HYN, CAN DDYWEDYD BETH/ Y MAE Y CERRIC HYN YN EI ARWYDDOCCAU I CHWI./ CYFODWYD Y COLOFN HON CAN DRICOLION LLANFECHELL/ A LLANFFLEWYN I GOFIO AM ABERTH Y DEWRION O'R/ PLWYFI HYM A CWYMPASANT YN Y RHYFEL MAWR DROS/ RYDDID A THRUS EU BRENIN A'U GWLAD. 1914-18./ (NAMES AND ADDRESES)/ THREE BROTHERS FORMERLY OF BRYNDDU/ (NAMES)/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES AND ADDRESSES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Humphreys, Roger H
Jones, John Owen
Jones, Richard J
Jones, Robert
Lewis, Thomas Pritchard
Owen, Owen
Roberts, Owen
Thomas, Owen Vincent
Thomas, Robert Newton
Thomas, Trevor
See details for all 16 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 16
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 16
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,relationships,additional
    Order of information: rank
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Plaques / Panels with names
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Condition
History
CLOCK FACES HAVE BEEN RENEWED AT SOME POINT
Costs

Site: £600

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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