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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Rhymney Valley
Town
Caerffili/Caerphilly
County
Mid Glamorgan
Country
Wales
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
6753

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Current location

Rear wall of upper floor assembly hall
Twyn School
East View
Caerffili/Caerphilly
Rhymney Valley
Mid Glamorgan
CF83 1LH
Wales

OS Grid Ref: ST 15880 86890
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Very elaborate tablet with pediment. Decorated with heraldic carvings and surmounted by a crown. Inscriptions in gold, black and red lettering.
Inscription
CAERPHILLY TYWN SCHOOL/ IN PROUD & HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THE OLD BOYS/ WHO FELL IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ (Names)/ 1914 1918/ "Dros ryddid collasant eu cwaed"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bell, John
Brimble, Fk
Cope, John S
Gabe, May'nd
Green, J'eph
Hardacre, W
Moses, Nich
Rigsbey, Jos
Saunders, A
Saunders, S
See details for all 11 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 11
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Surname, forename
    Order of information: Alphabetically
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Twyn School

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