Memorial details

Memorial type
Pillar / Column
District
Montgomeryshire
Town
Aberhafesp
County
Powys
Country
Wales
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
17387

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Current location

PARISH CHURCH
Aberhafesp
Montgomeryshire
Powys
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SO 073 924
Denomination: Church in Wales

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Description
Elaborate octagonal tapering column topped by Prince of Wales's Feathers, on square plinth and three-stepped base. WMR 17388 sits below.
Inscription
THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED/ BY THE PARISHIONERS TO/ THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN/ GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/ OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Breeze, George
Jones, John Maurice
Phillps, Benjamin
Watkins, Charles
Whitticase, Cyril Benjamin
See details for all 5 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
  • Column
    Measurements: height 15FT
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public

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