Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Port Talbot
Town
Port Talbot
County
West Glamorgan
Country
Wales
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 3 September 2006
    Attended by: Mayor of Neath Port Talbot Councillor Elwyn Jones, Chaplain to Port Talbot Lifeboat Station Rev Stephen Barnes, other civic dignitaries, representatives of the RNLI, Royal British Legion and surviving families
  • Dedicated
    Date: 3 September 2006
    Attended by: Chaplain to Port Talbot Lifeboat Station Rev Stephen Barnes, Mayor of Neath Port Talbot Councillor Elwyn Jones, other civic dignitaries, representatives of the RNLI, Royal British Legion and surviving families
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
100505

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Current location

Located in window of RNLI shop
RNLI Port Talbot Lifeboat Station
Princess Margaret Way
Port Talbot
Port Talbot
West Glamorgan
SA12 6QW
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SS 74238 89864
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Rectangular wooden board with curved top and printed inscription in gold lettering. Either side of title is the Merchant Navy badge and Red Ensign. Board is mounted onto the outside wall of RNLI Port Talbot Lifeboat Station. In September 2021, the board is propped up in the window of the shop at RNLI Port Talbot Lifeboat Station.
Inscription
Port Talbot/ Roll of Honour/ Merchant Seamen who Died in World War One/ (Names)/ Merchant Seamen who Died in World War Two/ (Names)/ We Will Remember Them
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Aston, David James
Brown, John Frederick
Bydder, Charles Rolli
Clark, Arthur Llewellyn
Coleman, Charles Pascoe
Darlington, Cyril Nathaniel
Davies, Edwin Rapsey
Davies, Hubert
Davies, William Henry
Dunkley, Albert Francis
See details for all 48 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 12
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, service number, rank, unit, date of death, age
    Order of information: surname, forenames
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 36
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 36
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, decorations, rank, unit, date of death, age
    Order of information: surname, forenames
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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