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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Cardiff
- Town
- Grangetown
- County
- South Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- F Osborne and Co. Ltd (Founder / Foundry)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: September 1921
Attended by: SGT MAJOR WILDE DCM MM - Rededicated
Date: 30 September 2012
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Unveiled
Date: 30 September 2012
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Show More (2)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 6673
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Current location
Grangetown Albion Sports and Social Club
Paget Street
Grangetown
Cardiff
South Glamorgan
CF11 7LF
Wales
OS Grid Ref: ST 17764 74705
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- Private Residence
Cardiff
South Glamorgan
Wales
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined - TRANSCO COMPANY OFFICES
Ferry Rd
Cardiff
Cardiff
South Glamorgan
Wales
OS Grid Ref: ST 180 760
Denomination: Undefined - HELMONT HOUSE
Churchill Way
Cardiff
Cardiff
South Glamorgan
CF10 2NB
Wales
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined - CARDIFF GAS LIGHT AND COKE CO
Bute Terrace
Cardiff
Cardiff
South Glamorgan
Wales
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined - Show More (3)
- Private Residence
- Description
- Rectangular plaque with semi-circular broken pediment set on a wooden backboard. In the broken pediment is an anchor encircled by a wreath and crossed swords. It is flanked by pillars and the names are in two columns in raised lettering.
- Inscription
- 1914-1918/ THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY THE/ CARDIFF GAS LIGHT & COKE COY./ IN MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING/ EMPLOYEES WHO MADE THE SUPREME/ SACRIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Barnes, C
Blacknell, W
Burge, T W J
Coan, S
Cousins, S
Eade, C
Fry, E
Harris, C
Jennings, H
Marshall, F R
See details for all 18 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 18
Served and returned: 0
Died: 18
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,regiment,forename
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height c800mm, width c600mm
Materials: Bronze - Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Oak
- Plaque
- Condition
- History
- 2011: Held in private residence whilst plans are underway to redisplay the memorial in City of Cardiff Museum. 1999: APPEARS FULLY RESTORED AND REMOUNTED ALTHOUGH THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE MEMORIAL HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A REPLICA AS SOME DETAIL SEEMS TO BE LACKING IN THE 1999 PHOTOGRAPH.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- TRANSCO
- Reference
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