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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Cardiff
Town
Canton
County
South Glamorgan
Country
Wales
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
38277

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Current location

ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST CHURCH
St Johns Cr
Canton
Cardiff
South Glamorgan
Wales

OS Grid Ref: ST 160 760
Denomination: Church in Wales

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Description
NOWY-HEADED, MOUNTED ON BLACK BOARD REGIMENTAL CREST AT TOP
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF / RAYMOND BIRD / OF RADYR GLAMORGANSHIRE / 2ND LIEUT 4TH BTN / THE GLOUCESTER REGIMENT / KILLED IN ACTION / AT OVILLERS NR ALBERT / FRANCE / ON 6TH AUGUST 1916 / AGED 25 / BELOVED HIUSBAND OF / A MURIEL S BIRD
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bird, Raymond
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 300MM, width 450MM
    Materials: Brass
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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