Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Dwyfor
Town
Borth-y-Gest
County
Gwynedd
Country
Wales
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Rededicated
    Date: 20th September 2009
    Attended by: Rev Iwan Llewelyn Jones
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
37109

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Current location

13
Capel Bethel
Mersey Street
Borth-y-Gest
Dwyfor
Gwynedd
LL49 9UB
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SH 56373 37487
Denomination: Independent

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Previous locations
  • Capel Ebeneser / Ebenezer Chapel
    Seaview Terrace
    Borth-y-Gest
    Dwyfor
    Gwynedd
    LL49 9TR
    Wales

    OS Grid Ref: SH 56464 37642
    Denomination: Presbyterian
Description
White marble tablet with triangular-headed pedestal containing an open book motif in relief and with decorative pedestal at its base. The upper part of the tablet is the original WW1 memorial, with an ornamental column at each side. The lower part is the WW2 addition, which has been fitted between the WW1 memorial and the pedestal. The whole is mounted on a dark slate backboard.
Inscription
WW1 section: ER COF ANWYL A PHARCHUS/ AM/ Y BRODYR CWYMPASANT YN YSTOD RHYFEL MAWR/ 1914 - 1918./ MILWYR MORWYR/ (Names)/ AI DICHONADWY EU HANGHOFIO'N LLWYR?/ (NA,)/ "YN ANGHOF NI CHANT FOD" WW2 section: HEFYD/ AM Y BRODYR A GWYMPODD YN YR AIL RYFEL MAWR/ 1939 - 1945/ AWYRENWYR/ (Names)/ MORWYR/ (Names)/ "EU HABERTH NID A HEIBIO." Translation: In loving and respectful memory of the brothers who fell during the Great War 1914-1918. Soldiers (names), Sailors (names). Can we forget them completely? (NA). " They will not be forgotten." Also to the brothers who fell in the Second Great War 1919-1945. Airmen (names), Sailors (names). "Their sacrifice shall not be forgotten."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Davies, William
Evans, Robert Ellis
Griffith, William David
Hughes, William
Hughes, Willie
Jones, Arthur Wyn
Jones, David
Jones, David Vincent
Llewelyn, Edward
Owen, Henry
See details for all 15 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: Undefined
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 3FT, width 3FT
    Materials: Marble - White
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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