St Matthew's Church

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Neath
Town: Duffryn
County: West Glamorgan
Country: Wales
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 51161

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Current location

St Matthew's Church
Duffryn
Neath
West Glamorgan
SA10 7AZ
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SS 73866 99849
Denomination: Church in Wales

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Description

White rectangular Sicilian Marble Tablet on a dome headed black marble backboard which has a Latin cross in white marble above the main tablet. The tablet ha a carved wreath in relief at the base.

Inscription

TO/THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/FOR JUSTICE AND RIGHT/IN THE GREAT WAR/1914-1918/[names in 2 columns]/"MAY THEY REST IN PEACE"

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Bowen, John
Campbell, George Spencer
Channon, James
Davies, Ebeneezer
Davies, Jenkin
Edwards, Isaiah G
Evans, Albert B
Evans, David Goodwin
Harding, Edgar V
Harding, Emlyn
See details for all 15 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 15
Served and returned: 0
Died: 15
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, decorations
Order of information: surname

Components

Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - Sicilian
Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - Sicilian
Detail
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - Sicilian
Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - Black

Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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