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Memorial details

Memorial type
Serviceman / Servicewoman
District
Ceredigion
Town
Lampeter
County
Dyfed
Country
Wales
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 14 October 1921
    Attended by: Major J C Harford
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
6813

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Current location

Bryn Square
North Road
Bryn Road and Bryn Square
Lampeter
Ceredigion
Dyfed
SA48 7EY
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SN 57874 48383
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Soldier standing with a slung rifle with one foot resting on a rock. Square plinth with a rough hewn base.
Inscription
TO THE/ IMMORTAL MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF LAMPETER/ AND OF NURSE RICHARDS/ WHO DIED IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ NOBLY THEY DID THEIR DUTY/ AND SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES/ DEFENDING THEIR HOMES AND COUNTRY/ MEWN ANGOR NI CHANT FOD/ (NAMES)/ THIS INSCRIPTION IS/ IN REMEMBRANCE OF ALL/ WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES/ 1939-1945/(NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Anolay
Davies, David John Rees
Davies, David Rees Honlyn
Davies, John
Davies, John Worthington
Davies, Nathaniel
Davies, Tom
Edmurd-davies, John Charles
Evans, Watkin Llewelyn
Herbert, Lewis Jones
See details for all 37 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 42
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 42
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank. forename. surname, service
    Order of information: rank
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 22
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 22
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Figure
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Memorial
    Measurements: height 4572 mm
    Materials: Unknown
Condition
Costs

Site: £3,000
Comments: The land the memorial stands on was donated by the Lloyd family of Bryn

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • The statue - title ' The Victor' was exhibited at the Royal Academy
  • Account of the unveiling : Carmarthen Journal 21 October 1921 page 2

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