Aberystwyth Postal Workers

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 19th November 1921
Attended by: UNKNOWN

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

6907

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Current location

wall mounted by main access doors in public side ground floor counters
20
Delivery Office
Glan yr Afon Industrial Estate
Llanbadarn Fawr
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
Dyfed
SY23 3JQ
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SN 61077 80357
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations

Post Office
Great Parkgate Street
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
Dyfed
SY23 2AB
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SN 58397 81800
Denomination: Undefined

Description

Rectangular Brass Plaque with basket top and torch on each side of inscription.

Inscription

1914-1918/TO THE HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THE/ ABERYSTWYTH POSTAL DISTRICT/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR/ HUMANITY IN THE GREAT WAR/ (NAMES)/ THEIR NAMES LIVETH FOR EVERMORE

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Bird, John Frederick
Cartwright, Thomas
Davies, John Richard
Jones, Emlyn Mason
Lewis, David Davies
Richards, Maldwyn
Williams, Arthur
See details for all 7 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 7
Served and returned: 0
Died: 7
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: Forenames, surname

Components

Plaque
Measurements: height 330 m, width 457 mm
Materials: Brass

Condition

Aberystwyth Post Office War Memorial
WMO ID: 253326
Condition: Fair [last updated on 01-01-2020]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Public

Reference

catalogue.postalmuseum.org/collections/getrecord/GB813_Mem1

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