Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Serviceman / Servicewoman
- District
- Neath
- Town
- Blaendulais / Seven Sisters
- County
- West Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 6853
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Current location
Junction of Bryndulais Row and Church Road (A4109)
Blaendulais / Seven Sisters
Neath
West Glamorgan
SA10 9DY
Wales
OS Grid Ref: SN 81877 09047
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- A figure of a soldier in mourning pose with head bowed, and rifle reversed. The figure is on a pedestal, with a moulded cornice, and plinth, that is mounted on a three step base. The monument is enclosed by railings.
- Inscription
- 6 o'clock face: 1914 - 19 / THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECTED IN / MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS / PLACE WHO DIED IN THEIR COUNTRY'S / SERVICE DURING THE GREAT WAR / AND WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED / HEREON. / (Names) / "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A / MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS." 9 o'clock face: 1939 - 45 / (Names) 3 o'clock face: (Names) / "YN ANGOF NI CHANT FOD"
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Allen, S
Barnes, A
Bennett, E
Blainey, R
Brunt, A
Card, A
Carter, P
Cole, Raymond
Cole, Richard
Daniel, R
See details for all 77 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 62
Served and returned: 0
Died: 62
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname.
Order of information: Alphabetical by surname. - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 15
Served and returned: 0
Died: 15
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, regiment.
Order of information: Alphabetical by surname.
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Figure
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined - Pedestal
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Plinth
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Base
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Figure
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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