Port Talbot Post Office WW2

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District: Port Talbot
Town: Port Talbot
County: West Glamorgan
Country: Wales
Commemoration: Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 51195

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Current location

Wall mounted
adjacent to Riverside walk entrance
public side of counter
139
Post Office
Station Road
Port Talbot
Port Talbot
West Glamorgan
SA13 1NG
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SS 76552 90101
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Wall-mounted, framed and glazed roll of honour. Names in two columns surrounded by a coloured decorative border of draped flags. The arms of the four nations of the United Kingdom are incorporated in the decorative border. The design copies the First World War roll of honour, WMR 51194, also on display in the Post Office.

Inscription

PORT TALBOT/ POST OFFICE/ Roll of Honour/ FOR/ KING/ AND/ COUNTRY/ The following/ Officers of the Port Talbot/ District Staff served with H.M. Forces/ in the Great War 1939-1945./ (Names)/ The supreme sacrifice /was made by/(Name)

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Christopher, G H
Christopher, W G
Clavey, J F D
Comer, R E
Comer, S G
Cubberley, L R
Davies, T
Evans, D W
Evans, M J (miss)
Gething, O D
See details for all 36 names

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 36
Served and returned: 35
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: surname

Components

Frame
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood, Glass
Roll of honour
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Paper

Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

Royal Mail

Reference

catalogue.postalmuseum.org/collections/getrecord/GB813_Mem309

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