Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Vale Of Glamorgan
Town
Cowbridge
County
South Glamorgan
Country
Wales
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
37311

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Current location

South wall of the Chancel
Holy Cross Church
Church Street
Cowbridge
Vale Of Glamorgan
South Glamorgan
CF71 7BB
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SS 99395 74595
Denomination: Church in Wales

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Description
Rectangular brass plaque with a single line border and an engraved cross at top left. The Inscription is in incised black lettering.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF RONALD WALL/ LANCE CORPORAL NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS/ PUPIL AND ASSISTANT MASTER AT THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL/ 1905 - 1915/ DIED OCTOBER 14TH 1915 AGED 24 YEARS/ FORASMUCH AS HE WAS FAITHFUL
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Wall, Ronald
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname, rank, Regiment, civilian occupation, date of death, age
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Responsibility
Church of Wales
Reference
  • The Great War: Memorials in Cowbridge and Llanblethian, by Jose Rawlins, published by Cowbridge Record Society 2008 (ISBN 0 9537029 6 0). Page 47 describes the plaque as being on the south wall of the Chancel.
  • www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/254733/

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