Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Torfaen
Town
Panteg
County
Gwent
Country
Wales
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 5 August 1924
    Attended by: HRH Prince of Wales KG
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
3699

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Current location

In Remembrance Garden near cemetery entrance
Panteg Cemetery
Panteg
Torfaen
Gwent
NP4 0QY
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SO 29588 00407
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Three-stepped base surmounted by three-stepped plinth with nowy-headed pedestal and latin cross. 6 o'clock face of plinth bears dedicatory inscription.
Inscription
6 o'clock face: IN/ EVER GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF/ THE MEN FROM THE URBAN DISTRICT/ OF PANTEG/ WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918,/ THAT TYRANNY MIGHT PERISH/ AND LIBERTY AND FREEDOM/ REIGN EVERMORE./ A FLORAL TRIBUTE TO THE HONOURED DEAD WAS ON THE 5TH/ AUGUST 1924 LAID UPON THIS MEMORIAL OF THEIR SACRIFICE BY/ H.R.H. EDWARD, PRINCE OF WALES Other faces: (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ball, A
Benfield, A V
Bessell, E
Bond, J
Boyce, L
Britton, A S
Brough, L
Brown, A R J
Brown, T
Chapman, W H
See details for all 154 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 157
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 157
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, rank, regiment, decorations
    Order of information: Rank
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Condition
Costs

Site: £700

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Departments WM 1407

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