Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Port Talbot
Town
Margam
County
West Glamorgan
Country
Wales
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
51191

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Current location

The Abbots Kitchen
Margam Abbey
Margam
Port Talbot
West Glamorgan
SA13 2TA
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SS 80116 86328
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A wall-mounted framed and glazed roll of honour. The framed is wooden, and the names are listed in four columns.
Inscription
This list of those who served their King and Country/ In the Great War has been compiled as a token/ of their gratitude and esteem/ by the parishioners of/Margam/ 1914 1918/ (Names in 4 columns)/These laid the world away;/ Blow out you bugles over the rich dead/ (Names in 4 columns)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ace, D
Bamford, G
Barber, G
Barber, H
Baylock, W
Brown, A
Butler, E J
Cocking, T
Coker, E
Cound, R M
See details for all 93 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 93
    Served and returned: 77
    Died: 16
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, initials of forenames
    Order of information: the served by surname THEN forename, FOLLOWED by the fallen by surname THEN forename
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood, Glass
  • Scroll
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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