Memorial details

Memorial type
Stone of remembrance
District
Rhondda
Town
Pontypridd
County
Mid Glamorgan
Country
Wales
Commemoration
Second World War - civilians, Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 6 August 2005
    Attended by: VISCOUNT ALLENBY GCB GC MG
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
64895

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Current location

Next to Memorial WMA Ref. No. 6754
Pontypridd Common
Pontypridd
Rhondda
Mid Glamorgan
CF37 1LS
Wales

OS Grid Ref: ST 070 890
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Marble tablet with dedicatory inscription placed on a rough hewn Stone of Remembrance. Memorial surrounded by metal railings. 5th Battalion enscrolled on gates.
Inscription
W/ At dawn on the 22nd October 1944 artillery pieces opened fire on the/ Dutch city of 's-Hertogenbosch heralding the attack by infantry and/ armour of the 53rd Welsh Division that was to defeat the German troops/ who had occupied the city since 1940./ the 5th Battalion the Welch Regiment formed part of the order of battle of the/ 53rd Welsh Division./ At the end of the battle/ The 53rd Welsh Division had lost 123 dead, 75 missing and 270 wounded./ 5th Welch had lost 11 dead, 66 missing and 50 wounded./ The city of 's-Hertogenbosch had lost 118 dead and 80 seriously wounded./ This stone commemorates those Welsh and Dutch lives lost during the/ liberation of 's-Hertogenbosch and the friendship that has since developed/ between the citizens of Wales and the Netherlands./ Voor de dappere burger van 's-Hertogenbosch,/ die jaren van sware onderdrukking heeft weerstann. (Duch wording)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 388
    Served and returned: 270
    Died: 118
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 595
    Served and returned: 320
    Died: 275
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Pink
  • Stone of remembrance
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Costs

Comments: Pontypridd Town Council sanctioned the stone's erection and provided the workforce to do this. Maesgwyn Funeral Services of Pontypridd provided the tablet and covered all costs of the stonemason's work. At no cost to the branch.

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Corporate
Responsibility
Pontypridd Town Council and Royal Regiment of Wales 24th/41st Foot)

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