Memorial details

Memorial type
Serviceman / Servicewoman
District
Lliw Valley
Town
Gwaun Cae Gurwen
County
West Glamorgan
Country
Wales
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Non-Combat Deaths
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 04 October 1924
    Attended by: Unknown
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
6856

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Current location

A4069 Brynamman Road
Gwaun Cae Gurwen
Lliw Valley
West Glamorgan
SA18 1TT
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SN 70287 12684
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Bronze serviceman surmounting a tapered obelisk on 3 stage base, the whole surrounded by gated railings
Inscription
‘O BARCH AC ANRHYDEDD I DDYNION GWAUN-CAE-GURWEN A’R ARDAL A RODDASANT EU BYWYD YN ABERTH DROS RHYDDID EU GWLAD YN Y RHYFEL MAWR 1914 – 1918’, (Exact spacing unknown) Translation- ‘In Respect and Honour for the men of Gwaen Cae Gurwen and the area who sacrificed their lives for the freedom of their country in the Great War’. ER COF AM Y RHAI/A GOLL ODD EU EYWYDAU/YN YR AIL/RHYFEL MAWR/1939-1945/[names]/AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN/AND IN THE MORNING/WE WILL REMEMBER THEM./W GETHIN JONES 1974
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 15
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 15
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
  • Non-Combat Deaths
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, year of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Figure
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Steps
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Steps
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Fence/ Railing
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wrought Iron
  • Gate
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wrought Iron
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Neath Port Talbot Council
Reference

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