Memorial details

Memorial type
Cenotaph
District
Rhymney Valley
Town
Nelson
County
Mid Glamorgan
Country
Wales
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: August 1926
    Attended by: Major Dowdeswell
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
6778

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Current location

Commercial Street
Nelson
Rhymney Valley
Mid Glamorgan
CF46 6ND
Wales

OS Grid Ref: ST 11345 95556
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Cenotaph on three-stepped base surrounded by railings. Carved wreath encircling a Greek cross at the top of the front face with a bronze plaque below with a commemorative inscription and the names of the fallen from WW1. Another bronze plaque on the plinth names those who died in WW2.
Inscription
WW1 Plaque: TO COMMEMORATE / THE END OF THE GREAT WAR / 1914 -1918, / AND TO THE MEMORY OF THE FALLEN/ SONS OF NELSON. / (Names) / GWELL ANGAU, NA CHYWILYDD. (Translation: Better Death, Than Dishonour) / WW2 Plaque: 1939 - 1945 / (Names) / THIS TABLET IS THE GIFT AND TRIBUTE OF THE NELSON BRANCH OF THE BRITISH LEGION./
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abraham, T
Bone, Megan
Brace, P
Briscoe, A E
Brown, H
Bundy, S
Carter, J
Clarke, R
Cook, W
Cornelius, F
See details for all 81 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 56
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 56
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Initials, surname
    Order of information: Surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 25
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 25
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Initials, surname
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Cenotaph
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Plaques
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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