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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Seat
- District
- Islwyn
- Town
- Shirenewton
- County
- Gwent
- Country
- Wales
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), VC or GC Recipients
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 11 November 1921
Attended by: UNKNOWN
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 6805
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Current location
Centre of Village
39
St. Thomas a Becket Church
Church Lane
Shirenewton
Islwyn
Gwent
HG3 2HB
Wales
OS Grid Ref: SE 25953 59039
Denomination: Church in Wales
- Description
- Granite ashlar and Portland stone bench with portland stone WW1 Plaque with segmental top and pilsters at side as 'Headboard' to the bench and WW2 plaque fixed to bench back rest standing on top of four wide steps.
- Inscription
- IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/WHO FOUGHT AND FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/1914-1918/NAMES. ALSO IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/WHO FELL IN THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bailey, H
Blackwell, H
Cottrell, F W
Evans, D
Marsh, G
Marsh, T
Marsh, W
Miles, W
Morgan, H
Packer, T
See details for all 13 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 13
Served and returned: 0
Died: 13
Exact count: no
Information shown: Rank, initials, fsurname,decorations
Order of information: Undefined - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 8
Served and returned: 0
Died: 8
Exact count: no
Information shown: Rank, initials, forename, surname, decorations.
Order of information: Undefined - VC or GC Recipients
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Tablets
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Portland - Seat
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite Ashlar
- Tablets
- Condition
- SHIRENEWTON
- WMO ID: 163535
- Condition: Undefined [last updated on 08-05-2014]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
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