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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Merthyr Tydfil
Town
Pontsticill
County
Mid Glamorgan
Country
Wales
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
64864

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Current location

Off the A480
above the Heads of the Valley A465. The road is not numbered but in the Breconshire National Park.
Memorial Hall
Vaynor Rd
Pontsticill
Merthyr Tydfil
Mid Glamorgan
CF48 2UN
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SO 058 114
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Stone Tablet (possibly Marble) with dedicatory inscritpion Names listed in two columns. A stone frame encloses the tablet which is placed on an outside wall of the Hall.
Inscription
MEMORIAL STONE/ IN MEMORY OF THE GLORIOUS DEAD/ DIED IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ (Names)/ WORLD WAR 2/ 1939-1945/ (Names)/ TO THE GLORIOUS DEAD
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 9
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment
    Order of information: regiment
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment
    Order of information: rank
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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