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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Vale Of Glamorgan
- Town
- Barry
- County
- South Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: Oct 1920
Attended by: REV J S LONGDON MA - Unveiled
Date: 23rd October 1920
Attended by: LT COLONEL E T REES DSO - Show More (1)
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 6636
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Current location
Entrance foyer
3-5
Post Office
Holton Road
Barry
Vale Of Glamorgan
South Glamorgan
CF63 4AA
Wales
OS Grid Ref: ST 11577 67994
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- Barry Sorting Office
Dock View Road
Barry
Vale Of Glamorgan
South Glamorgan
Wales
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined
- Barry Sorting Office
- Description
- Rectangular wooden board with a barley twist edged cornice above and two carved drapes with lion's heads each side. In the centre is a plaque with the dedication and the names.
- Inscription
- FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 1918/ IN/ MEMORIAM/ (NAMES)/ "FAITHFUL/ UNTO DEATH" (small plaque) (line spacing unknown) ERECTED BY THE STAFF OF THE POST OFFICE IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THEIR COLLEAGUES WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ OCTOBER 1920
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Breckenridge, C N
Coles, A
Evans, F C
Evans, L G
Hambleton, S C
Harding, C
Jones, I G
Lassetter, W W
Mote, J
Pates, A
See details for all 12 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 12
Served and returned: 0
Died: 12
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: height 3FT, width 3FT
Materials: Wood - Oak - Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass
- Board
- Condition
- Costs
Comments: THE PREPARER OF THE MEMORIAL WAS J PHILLIPS OF HOLTON ROAD BARRY
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
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