Memorial details

Memorial type
Serviceman / Servicewoman
District
Monmouth
Town
Monmouth
County
Gwent
Country
Wales
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Korean War (1950-1953), Afghanistan (2001-2014)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 1921
    Attended by: rev Canon Harding
  • Unveiled
    Date: November 1954
    Attended by: Mrs WG Williams, mother of casualty, of Wyesham
  • Unveiled
    Date: 6th October 1921
    Attended by: Major A Reade DSO MC
  • Show More (2)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
3589

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Current location

St James' Square
Monmouth
Monmouth
Gwent
NP25 3DN
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SO 51068 12957
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Helmeted rifle-less soldier on rough-hewn plinth with dedications on inset brass tablets mounted on two steps in area bounded by wrought iron fencing.
Inscription
/TO THE MEMORY OF/THE MONMOUTH MEN WHO/FELL IN THE WARS/1914-1918 1939-1945/
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adamson, F E
Armstrong, M A
Arnott, E E
Ayres, S T
Ballingham, F
Barrett, W
Bastock, J
Baynham, F
Bean, R J
Bennett, W
See details for all 83 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 82
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 82
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, initials, surname, regiment
    Order of information: forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 37
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 37
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, initials, surname, regiment etc
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Korean War (1950-1953)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, initials, surname, regiment
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Afghanistan (2001-2014)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Initials, surname, rank and unit and year of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plinth
    Measurements: height 5400mm
    Materials: Stone
  • Plaques / Panels with names
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Figure
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • War Memorials Trust Bulletin no.61 p.12 (May 2014) Published:War Memorials Trust London
  • Western Mail 8th November 1954
  • Cardiff Times and South Wales Weekly News 6 October 1921 Report of unveiling.
  • Carter Postcard Collection

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