Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Monmouth
Town
Cwmcarvan
County
Gwent
Country
Wales
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1921
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
36935

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Current location

St Catwgs Church
Unnamed Rd
Cwmcarvan
Monmouth
Gwent
NP25 4JP
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SO 47736 07493
Denomination: Church in Wales

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Description
Restored Wheel Cross with five-stepped base, plinth and shaft. Dedicatory inscription on side of plinth.
Inscription
THIS CROSS WAS/ RESTORED 1921/ TO THE GLORY OF/ GOD AND IN/ HONOURED AND/ GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED BELOW/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR, 1914 - 1918/ (Names)/ REQUIESCANT IN PACE
Inscription legible?
no
Names on memorial
Drummond, Spencer H
Edwards, William J
Walters, Lancelot J B
Winter, James E
See details for all 4 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 4
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 4
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,year died,regiment
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
History
2000: LICHEN ON CROSS MAKES THE NAMES HARD TO READ
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
PCC

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