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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Lliw Valley
Town
Pontardawe
County
West Glamorgan
Country
Wales
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
36919
Current location

Pontardawe Arts Centre
Herbert Street
Pontardawe
Lliw Valley
West Glamorgan
SA8 4ED
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SN 72290 03962
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • British Legion Club
    Ynisderw Road
    Pontardawe
    Lliw Valley
    West Glamorgan
    Wales

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Wooden board.
Inscription
OFFICE STAFF/ (Names)/ STEEL WORKS DEPT./ (Names)/ SHEET MILLS AND GALVANIZING DEPT./ (Names)/ SLAG DEPT./ (Names)/ TINPLATE DEPT./ (Names)/ ENGINEERS DEPT./ (Names)/ BRICKLAYERS/ (Names)/ TRAFFIC DEPT./ (Names)/ CRANE DRIVERS ETC./ (Names)/ GENERAL DEPT./ (Names)/ [?THE FOLLOWING W GILBERTSON AND COMPANY EMPLOYEES MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918?]/ (Names) (Exact wording unknown)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Andrews, A E
Andrews, Fred
Andrews, Harry
Andrews, Syd
Andrews, T
Atkinson, A
Atkinson, E
Bale, John N
Banfield, R
Banks, James
See details for all 320 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 320
    Served and returned: 286
    Died: 34
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename, rank, occupation, regiment
    Order of information: The ones who served are ordered by occupation; the ones who died are ordered alphabetically by surname.
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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