Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Alyn And Deeside
Town
Hawarden
County
Clwyd
Country
Wales
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
7128

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Current location

Hawarden High School
The Highway
Hawarden
Alyn And Deeside
Clwyd
CH5 3DN
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SJ 30499 66210
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Wall-mounted brass plaque. Three panels mounted on wooden backboard. Inscription in central panel. Names in relief on two side panels. Central panel pitched at top. Reliefs of Welsh Dragon and school motifs on tops of three panels.
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY/ OF THE OLD BOYS/ OF THIS SCHOOL, WHO/ AT THEIR COUNTRY'S CALL/ LEFT ALL THAT WAS DEAR TO THEM/ ENDURED HARDNESS,/ FACED DANGER,/ AND FINALLY PASSED/ OUT OF THE SIGHT OF MEN/ BY THE PATH OF DUTY/ AND SACRIFICE,/ GIVING UP THEIR OWN LIVES/ THAT OTHERS MIGHT/ LIVE IN FREEDOM./ LET THOSE WHO COME/ AFTER SEE TO IT THAT/ THEIR NAMES/ ARE NOT FORGOTTEN./ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Astbury, Neville A
Attwood, J Chas
Baird, J Cecil
Bennett, Gilbert
Bower, Bernard B
Dunn, John C
Ellis, John W
Evans, P Charles
Fox, William
Griffiths, Charles
See details for all 29 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 29
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 29
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Copper
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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