Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Anglesey
Town
Aberffraw
County
Gwynedd
Country
Wales
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War - civilians
Ceremony
  • Placed
    Date: 2014
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
74800

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Current location

At the Left hand side of the church
St. Bueno's Church
Church Street
Aberffraw
Anglesey
Gwynedd
LL63 5EJ
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SH 35328 68785
Denomination: Church in Wales

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Description
A freestanding single black marble slab with memorial statements and names of servicemen from both world wars
Inscription
Er Serchog Goffawdwriaeth Am/[names WW1, followed by WW2]//Byth yn Angof (trans: In affectionate remembrance; Never forgotten)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Griffiths, William
Hughes, John
Jones, David Richard
Jones, Henry
Jones, John
Jones, John Parry
Jones, Rowland
Jones, William
Owen, John
Owen, William Richard
See details for all 12 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, forename, surname, regiment, year of death, place of death, age
    Order of information: surname THEN forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, forenames, surname, regiment, year of death, place of death, age
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, forenames, ship, date of death, place of death, age at death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Details: This memorial was erected by Ynys Món (Anglesey) Council three years ago. Originally, the inhabitants of Aberffraw decided against the erection of any type of public memorial to the fallen of WWI.
Responsibility
Ynys Món Council
Reference

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