Upper Forest and Worcester Steel and Tinplate Works Ltd

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Swansea
Town: Morriston
County: West Glamorgan
Country: Wales
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 36969

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Current location

Morriston Community Centre
School Road
Morriston
Swansea
West Glamorgan
SA6 6AB
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SS 66981 98299
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations

Upperforest and Worcester Metalworks
Old Gasworks Estate
Morriston
Swansea
West Glamorgan
Wales

OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined

Description

GREY MARBLE TABLET MOUNTED ON LOW WALL. TABLET HAS PEDIMENT AT TOP AND SHELF AT BASE. BRASS LETTERING. CARVING WITHIN PEDIMENT OF LAUREL WREATH WITH RIBBONS. The gold lettering is raised.

Inscription

ROLL OF HONOUR/ OF THE EMPLOYEES/ OF THE UPPER FOREST & WORCESTER/ STEEL AND TINPLATE WORKS LTD/ WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ (names in 2 columns)/ GWELL ANGEU NA CHYWILYDD

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Abbot, Lewis John
Bendle, William James
Benjamin, Cornelius
Booty, Ernest Frederick
Clancy, Francis
Clarke, George Charles
Cole, Thomas John
Davies, Daniel
Davies, Daniel
Davies, John
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Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 54
Served and returned: 0
Died: 54
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: surname

Components

Tablet
Measurements: depth 40MM, height 1800MM, width 750MM
Materials: Marble

Condition

Employees of the Upper Forest & Worcester Steel & Tinplate Works LTD
WMO ID: 254518
Condition: Fair [last updated on 11-04-2019]
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History

RENOVATED IN 1995

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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