Memorial details

Memorial type
Serviceman / Servicewoman
District
Delyn
Town
Bagillt
County
Clwyd
Country
Wales
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 11 November 1923
    Attended by: RELATIVES/FRIENDS OF THE FALLEN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
9046

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Current location

High Street
Bagillt
Delyn
Clwyd
CH6 6HQ
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SJ 21783 75521
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Figure of soldier in cap. Mourning pose, head bowed and rifle reversed, on square plinth and three stepped base. Behind this memorial is a tablet on a small wall with WW2 names.
Inscription
6 o'clock face: ERECTED/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/ GREAT WAR./ (Names)/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE."/ MAE'R HEN DELYNAU GENID GYNT/ YNGHROG AR GANGAU'R HELYG DRAW,/ A GWAEDD Y BECHGYN LOND Y GWYNT,/ A'U GWAED YN GYMYSG EFO'R GLAW./ HEDD WYN. 9 o'clock face: (Names) 12 o'clock face: (Names) On tablet at the rear: 1939 1945/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Atkinson, W.j.
Bellis, Joseph
Bevan, Herbert
Bevan, Robert
Blackwell, Ishmael
Bragg, Stanley
Catherall, Wilfred
Crosby, Annie
Crosby, Ellen
Crosby, Thos. Davies
See details for all 51 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 15
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 15
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,forename,address
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 42
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 42
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname.
    Order of information: Surname.
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
History
1996: RIFLE WAS BROKEN OFF DUE TO VANDALISM AND DAMAGE REPAIRED 2001: RIFLE REPLACED AGAIN DUE TO VANDALS - SCULPTURED IN GREECE
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Evening Leader - Monday 21 October 1996 - 'Madness of statue vandals' - Katie Helsby Evening Leader - Monday 11 November 1996 - Flintshire News - 'War Heroes Remembered' pg. 5. - Joanne Shone Evening Leader - Thursday 31 October 1996 - Flintshire News - 'Tycoon saves War Memorial' pg.5. Evening Leader - Thursday 31 October 1996 - 'Rifle repairs for memorial'.
  • Flintshire Evening Leader - 3 January 2008 - 'Revamped cenotaph being spoilt by dumped rubish'
  • Flintshire Chronicle - 22 December 2006 - ' Deadline blunder is a "bitter blow" to group'
  • Deeside Chronicle - 22 August 2003 - 'War Veterans aim to share their memories'
  • Daily Post - Wednesday 6 June 2001 - 'New marble gun primed for duty' -
  • The Chronicle - 25 October 1996 - 'Vandals ruined unique statue' - Christopher Townsend. The Chronicle - 11 April 2003 - 'First World War' - Special Ceremony picture - Danielle Rush

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