Memorial details

Memorial type
Clock or clock tower
District
Ogwr
Town
St Brides Major
County
Mid Glamorgan
Country
Wales
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 9th November 1919
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
64889

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Current location

Tablet is set in the south wall of the nave.
St Bridget's Church
Lon-Yr-Eglwys
St Brides Major
Ogwr
Mid Glamorgan
CF32 0SH
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SS 89450 75010
Denomination: Church in Wales

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Description
Clock on church tower, plus a dedicatory tablet within the church, with incised cross at head.
Inscription
1914 1918./ TOTHE GLORY OF GOD./ THE TOWER CLOCK WAS INSTALLED IN HONOURED/ MEMORY OF THOSE FROM THE PARISH OF ST. BRIDES/ MAJOR. WITH WICK. WHO MADE THE SUPREME/ SACRIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR. / (Names)/ THEY WERE A WALL TO US BOTH BY NIGHT AND DAY./ R I P
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ace, Thomas Rees
Beale, David
Bevan, Harry
Bevan, Robert
Booker, Ellen Mariana
Davies, Arthur Tudor
Davies, Wallace
Dixon, Ernest
Hopkin, Mansel Illtyd
Howell, Richard
See details for all 23 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 23
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 23
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Clock
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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