Oakeley Slate Quarries

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Memorial details

Memorial type

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: C1920s
Attended by: UNKNOWN

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

17417

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Current location

Glanypwyll Rd/ A470
Rhiwbryfdir
Meirionnydd
Gwynedd
LL41 3HS
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SH 697 463
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Large slate tablet with brick pillars each side standing on a stepped base with surrounding paved area and railings. Engraved leeks at top corners and lettering in gold.

Inscription

FOR GOD/ KING & COUNTRY/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN/ THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS/ ROLL OF HONOUR/ EMPLYEES OF/ THE OAKELEY SLATE QUARRIES CO. LTD./ 1914-1919/ (Names)/ "MEWN ANCOF NI CHANT FOD"/ DESIGNED AND ENGRAVED BY D.O. ROBERTS 1919/ ROBERT H. JONES, MANAGER

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Davies, Richard
Davies, Robert R
Ellis, William
Griffiths, William
Hughes, Francis
Hughes, Robert
Hughes, Thomas O
Hughes, William
Jones, David D
Jones, Elias
See details for all 24 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 24
Served and returned: 0
Died: 24
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,regiment,place of death,forename,address
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Slate
Pillar
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brick
Base
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone

Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

Flickr www.flickr.com/photos/museumwales/6347268136/

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