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Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
Vale Of Glamorgan
Town
Cowbridge
County
South Glamorgan
Country
Wales
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Regimental Memorials
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1st November 1922
    Attended by: Earl of Plymouth
  • Dedicated
    Date: 1st November 1922
    Attended by: Bishop of Llandaff
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
6722

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Current location

West side of A48 Cardiff Cowbridge Road
St. Hilary Down
Cowbridge
Vale Of Glamorgan
South Glamorgan
C71 7DR
Wales

OS Grid Ref: ST 01617 73971
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Obelisk with inset inscription panels. Glamorgan Yeomanry Crest on front face.
Inscription
TO THE/ IMMORTAL MEMORY OF THOSE/ OFFICERS, N.C.O.S & MEN/ OF THE/ GLAMORGAN YEOMANRY/ WHO FELL IN/ THE GREAT WAR BATTLE HONOURS/ EGYPT 1916 - 1917/ GAZA JERUSALEM/ JERICHO TELL ASUR/ 1917 - 1918/ PURSUIT TO MONS/ FRANCE AND FLANDERS/ SOMME AND BAPAUME/ 1918
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Regimental Memorials
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: depth 2700MM, height 12000MM, width 2700MM
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Illustrated London News - Saturday 11 November 1922 SCIENCE JOTTINGS (photograph) AN INSPIRING LANDMARK FOR SOUTH WALES: THE NEWLY UNVEILED GLAMORGAN YEOMANRY WAR MEMORIAL ON STALLING DOWN. The Glamorgan Yeomanry War Memorial was unveiled on November 1 by the Earl of Plymouth, and dedicated by the Bishop Llandaff. The obelisk stands on Stalling Down, a high moor near Cowbridge, and is visible far and wide. Over the tablet bearing the inscription is the regimental crest. Photograph by E. Aubrey Roberts.

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