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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Glyndwr
Town
Ruthin
County
Clwyd
Country
Wales
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Falklands Conflict (1982)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: Saturday 5th December 1925
    Attended by: Lord Kenyon (Lord Lieutenant of the County of Denbigh)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
7150

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Current location

The memorial is located by the roadside next to the English Presbyterian Church Ruthin.
Wynnstay Road
Ruthin
Glyndwr
Clwyd
LL15 1AS
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SJ 12504 58305
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A stone wheel cross with a tapering shaft surmounting a plinth and single-stepped base. The plinth bears WW1 names in black lettering. Three tablets bearing WW2 and Falklands names are set into a wall surrounding the cross. The wheel of the cross contains an equal armed cross and a full triquetra knot. There is a figure of St Michael slaying the dragon in relief on the 6 o'clock face of the shaft. Below St Michael there is a sword depicted in relief with a dedicatory inscription in relief flanking the sword.
Inscription
Shaft, 6 o'clock face: ST. MICHAL / TO THE / GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY / OF THOSE FROM / THIS BOROUGH / WHO FELL IN THE / WAR 1914-18 / THEIR NAME / LIVETH FOR / EVER-MORE Plinth 6 o'clock face: (Names) Plinth 9 o'clock face: (Names) Plinth 3 o'clock face: (Names) Base 6 o'clock face: DROS RYDDID COLLASANT EU GWAED (THEY GAVE THEIR BLOOD FOR FREEDOM) Tablet, left and right: THESE ALSO DIED / 1939 - 1945 / (Names) Tablet, centre: FALKLANDS CAMPAIGN / 1982 / (Name)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Burd, Thomas
Cooke, John William Brough
Davies, G
Davies, James
Davies, John Llewelyn
Dudley, Henry Peter Bostock
Edwards, John William
Ellis, Edward Evan
Ellis, Thomas Price
Ellison, Walter
See details for all 72 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 101
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 101
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, regiment.
    Order of information: Alphabetical by surname.
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 29
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 29
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forname, surname, regiment.
    Order of information: Alphabetical by surname.
  • Falklands Conflict (1982)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, regiment.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Column
    Measurements: height 3000mm
    Materials: Granite - Aberdeen
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite - Aberdeen
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite - Aberdeen
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite - Aberdeen
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Wall
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
Condition
Costs

Memorial: c. £583

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
Corporation of Ruthin
Reference
  • "Ruthin War Memorial." The Free Press, 12 December 1925.
  • Borough of Ruthin. The Unveiling & Dedication of the Memorial Cross to the Men from the Borough who fell in the War, 1914-1918. Saturday, 5th December, 1925, at 2-30 p.m.
  • Gwynne Morris, D. "Memorial For Fallen Heroes." Rhuthun Local History Broadsheet, December 1994, pp.1-2.

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