Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Meirionnydd
Town
Blaenau Ffestiniog
County
Gwynedd
Country
Wales
Commemoration
Malayan Emergency (1948-1960)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
24490

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Current location

Canolfan Goffa Ffestiniog/Blaenau Ffestiniog Health Surgery
Ffordd Wynne / Wynne Road
Blaenau Ffestiniog
Meirionnydd
Gwynedd
LL41 3DW
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SH 70233 45562
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Grey slate tablet attached to exterior wall to the right of larger WW2 memorial (24489). At top is incised and gilded Royal Welch Fusiliers badge, with dedication in incised and gilded capital letters below.
Inscription
2277 3377 L/CPL DAVID JOHN CATLEUGH/ 2nd BATTALION ROYAL WELCH FUSILIERS/ DIED 16th AUGUST 1955 AGED 26 YEARS/ MALAYA
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Catleugh, David John
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Commemorations
  • Malayan Emergency (1948-1960)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, year died, regiment, place of death, forename, age of death, additional
    Order of information: Rank, forename, surname, regiment, year died, age of death
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Slate
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Reference

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