Memorial details

Memorial type
Pillar / Column
District
Neath
Town
Cilfrew
County
West Glamorgan
Country
Wales
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
6611

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Current location

Village Green
Cilfrew
Neath
West Glamorgan
SA10 8LP
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SN 77073 00280
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
SHORT COLUMN/PILLAR ON TWO STEPPED BASE IN LOW ENCLOSURE (INSCRIPTION ON ARCHED PANEL)
Inscription
THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED TO COMMEMORATE/THE SACRIFICE/ OF THE UNDERMENTIONED MEN/ OF THIS VILLAGE WHO/GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR/1914- 1918 (NAMES)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN TO LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIEND/ YN ANCHOF NI CHANT FOD/
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Andrews, Henry H
Griffiths, David
Hill, George
Howells, James T
Lang, John
Parry, Fred L
Parry, William J
Thomas, David
Wisken, Ernest W
See details for all 9 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, regiment, forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Neath Port Talbot Council

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