Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Arfon
Town
Bangor
County
Gwynedd
Country
Wales
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
7010

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Current location

St Marys Church
Garth Rd
Bangor
Arfon
Gwynedd
LL57 2TF
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SH 58181 72480
Denomination: Church in Wales

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Description
Brass plaque with 12 quatrefoils in the parallel border lines and curved corner pieces
Inscription
THE ROLL OF HONOUR OF ST MARY'S CHURCH/ BANGOR/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ IN SACRED MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ IT IS BETTER FOR US TO DIE IN BATTLE/ THAN TO BEHOLD THE CALAMITIES OF/ OUR PEOPLE AND OUR SANCTUARY 1 MACCABEES III, 59
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Boland, William
Bray, Robert
Carter, George
Davies, Hugh William
Dickinson, W J
Edwards, John Arthur
Edwards, Richard
Evans, James Sidney
Evans, Stephen
Fenn, William
See details for all 40 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 40
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 40
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename,rank, regiment/ship
    Order of information: as above
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 1022 mm, width 1002 mm
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: height 1037mm, width 10 17 mm
    Materials: Marble - Black
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Rectoral Benefice of Bangor
Reference

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