Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Glyndwr
Town
Llanelidan
County
Clwyd
Country
Wales
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
60416

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Current location

St Elidan's Church
B5429
Llanelidan
Glyndwr
Clwyd
LL15 2PT
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SJ 10980 50543
Denomination: Church in Wales

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Description
Tablet with swan pediment with draped flag and laurel leaves. Pillasters and shelf supported by two corbels. Below is a sword with a belt and horse guards helmet.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND TO THE BELOVED MEMORY OF/ LIEUTENANT GEORGE VYVYAN NAYLOR-LEYLAND/ ROYAL HORSE GUARDS,/ OF BRYNYFFYNON PARK, YOUNGER SON OF THE LATE/ CAPTAIN SIR HERBERT NAYLOR-LEYLAND, BART. M.P./ 2nd LIFE GUARDS,/ AND LADY NAYLOR-LEYLAND OF NANTCLWYD HALL,/ WHO DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED IN ACTION IN FRANCE 21st SEPTEMBER 1914,/ AGED 22./ MENTIONED IN DISPATCHES FOR GALLANT AND DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT IN THE FIELD./ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS"./ "HE WAS THE BRAVEST OF OFFICERS, HIS MEN WERE DEVOTED TO HIM/ AS HE ALWAYS SET THEM SUCH A GOOD EXAMPLE OF PLUCK AND COURAGE/ AND HE DIED DOING HIS DUTY AS AN ENGLISH GENTLEMAN, I HAVE INDEED/ LOST A DEAR FRIEND AND A SUBALTERN OF WHOM I WAS JUSTLY PROUD"/ EXTRACT FROM HIS COLONEL'S LETTER./ ERECTED TO HIM WHO WAS CROWNED WITH THE LOVE THAT WHICH NO MAN HATH GREATER BY HIS MOTHER AND BROTHER.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Naylor-leyland, George Vyvyan
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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: surname,rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: depth 180mm, height 1300mm, width 1630mm
    Materials: Marble - White
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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