Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Neath
Town
Neath
County
West Glamorgan
Country
Wales
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
65449

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Current location

St Thomas' Church
Neath
Neath
West Glamorgan
SA111 1PN
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SS 75313 97701
Denomination: Church in Wales

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Description
Roll of Honour board, names of the fallen divided into four columns. The two centre columns are semi circular at top. The two outer columns are rectangular. The Welsh inscriptions are translated into English on each side. A Latin cross at top centre.
Inscription
First Column: "Nur oeddynt/ hwy i ni/ nos a dyddd"/ (Names from A to I Evans) Second Column: To the/ GLORY of GOD/ in HONOURED MEMORY/ of the Men of this Parish/ who sacrificed their lives in/ the Great European War/ (Names from T Evans to E Jones) Third Column: Er/ GOGONTANT DUW/ ER COP PARCHAS/ am y Plwyfolion/ Aberthodd eu Bywyd yn/ Y Rhyfel Fawr./ (Names from O Jones to Pullen)/ Fourth Column: "They were a wall/unto us, both by/ night and day"/ 1918/[names from Rees onwards with G Perrry out of order at the very end
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 295
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 295
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
    Order of information: surname THEN forename
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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