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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Cynon Valley
Town
Cwbach
County
Mid Glamorgan
Country
Wales
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 19th May 1921
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
13288

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Current location

NORTH WALL
ST MARY MAGDALENES CHURCH
Cwbach
Cynon Valley
Mid Glamorgan
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SO 020 010
Denomination: Church in Wales

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Description
METAL PLAQUE WITH INSCRIPTION IN BLACK AND RED ORNATE FOLIATE BORDER. CROSS IN RED AT THE TOP
Inscription
TO THE / GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF OUR GALLANT HEROES WHO / SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES WHILE SERVING IN H.M. FORCES / DURING THE GREAT WAR, 1914 - 1919 / (NAMES) / GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS / ST JOHN XV.13 / THIS PLAQUE WAS ERECTED BY THE CWMBACH WAR MEMORIAL FUND
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Buffton, David Edwin
Chappell, Walter
Davies, Charles
Davies, David Jonathan
Davies, John
Hawkins, Trevan
James, David John
James, David William
Jankins, John C
Jones, Fred C
See details for all 19 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 40
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 40
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,forename
    Order of information: year died,rank,forename,regiment
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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