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Memorial details

Memorial type
Hall / Institute
Town
Llansilin
County
Powys
Country
Wales
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 15 Apr 1924
    Attended by: DAME MARGARET LLOYD GEORGE
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
7142

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Current location

on same side of road as church and school
Village hall.
B.4580
Llansilin
Powys
SY10 7QA
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SJ 20957 28024
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Rectangular board with a small triangular pediment and an inset white tablet with the names of those who fell in black lettering. Either side are two boards with the names of those who served and a small rectangular board of those who die on active service. On the outside front wall of the hall are three dedicatory tablets.
Inscription
THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE / TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND / IN MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR / KING AND COUNTRY / IN THE / GREAT WAR / (Names) / 1939-1945 / (Names) / MISSING / (NAMES) / DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE / (NAMES) / IN REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR WELSH INSCRIPTION: 'Arwydd o serch...Mamau, gwragedd a chwiorydd...dewrion...fu farw...dros eu gwlad...Mewn anghof ni chant fod' 1914 / 1919 / SERVED / (Names) On outside wall. Left hand tablet:ARWYDD O SERCH/ MAMAU, CWRAGEDD, A CHWIORY DD,/ DEWRION/ LLANSILIN A'R CYLGH/ FU FRRW/ DROS EU GWLAD/"MEWN ANGHDF NI CHANT FDD." Centre tablet: ER COF/ OUR HEROES/ WHO FELL/ DEFENDING THE RIGHT"./ 1914-1919. Right hand tablet: "DIOLGH"/ TO THE MEN OF/ LLANSILIN PARISH/ WHO FOUGHT TO/ "RIGHT THE WRONG." 1914 - 1919 Right hand tablet:
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Baines, Charles
Bather, Charles
Bather, Edward
Bather, Richard Thomas
Bather, Wynn
Davies, Aaron
Davies, Allan
Davies, David
Davies, Edward
Davies, Ernest Wynne
See details for all 162 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 193
    Served and returned: 162
    Died: 31
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename,additional,address
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Hall
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Unknown
  • Board
    Measurements: height 5FT, width 6FT
    Materials: Wood
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Condition
Costs

Site: £1500

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
HALL COMMITTEE
Reference
  • WELLINGTON JOURNAL & SHREWSBURY NEWS by N/A 1924 Source: Media Library Published:N/A WELLINGTON, SHROPSHIRE

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