Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Islwyn
Town
Crumlin
County
Gwent
Country
Wales
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 20 November 1926
    Attended by: Maj Gen Lord Treowen CB CMG
  • Dedicated
    Date: 10 September 2011
    Attended by: Reverend Margaret Jefford
  • Unveiled
    Date: 10 September 2011
    Attended by: Lieutenant-Colonel Mike Harry
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
3658

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Current location

Mining School Hill
Crumlin
Islwyn
Gwent
NP11 4AP
Wales

OS Grid Ref: ST 21097 98024
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Free-standing dark marble tablet set upon stonework base. Gold lettering on tablet.
Inscription
ROLL OF HONOUR/ 1914 - 1918/ (Names)/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adams, K
Andrews, R
Arthur, T
Barkwell, J H
Bessant, D
Birch, F J
Biss, S
Bullock, P
Carter, A
Charles, G
See details for all 110 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 88
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 88
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, initial
    Order of information: Surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 22
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 22
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, initial
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
History
April 2011: Marble tablet installed to replace bronze plaque stolen in December 2010.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Ray Westlake, First World War Graves and Memorials in Gwent, Volume 1 (Wharnecliffe Books, 2001), pp. 71-2.

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