Newport YMCA

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: October 1919
Attended by: H. H. Princess Helena Victoria CBE

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

3697

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Current location

YMCA
Mendalgief Road
Newport
Newport
Gwent
NP20 2HF
Wales

OS Grid Ref: ST 31283 86310
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Two piece white tablet with curved top and the red YMCA triangle overlapping the YMCA lettering.

Inscription

IN SACRED MEMORY OF THE NEWPORT YMCA MEMBERS/WHO WERE KILLED IN ACTION DURING THE GREAT WAR/1914-1918/ (Names) DIED AS A RESULT OF SERVICE/ (Name)/ "THE PATH OF DUTY IS THE WAY TO GLORY."/ ERECTED BY MEMBERS/ OF NEWPORT Y.M.C.A. OCT. 1919/ UNVEILED BY/ H.H. PRINCESS HELENA VICTORIA. C.B.E.

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Baynham, Percy
Burrough, Harrold J
Jones, Harold
Kelsey, W J
Watkins, O Trevor
Williams, Idris Charles
Woore, Thomas
Wright, C Peter
See details for all 8 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 8
Served and returned: 0
Died: 8
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forename, rank, regiment, manner of death
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - White

Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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