Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Rhuddlan
Town
Bodelwyddan
County
Clwyd
Country
Wales
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
Messrs W. Mansley and SOn, monumental sculptors, Lead works lane, Chester (Designer)
Messrs W. Mansley and SOn, monumental sculptors, Lead works lane, Chester (Makers)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: c. September 1919
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
7177

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Current location

The Parish Church of St. Margaret of Antioch
Rhuddlan Road
Bodelwyddan
Rhuddlan
Clwyd
LL18 5UT
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SJ 00408 75433
Denomination: Church in Wales

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Description
Rough-Hewn Latin cross on a pedestal.
Inscription
TO THE MEMORY OF / CANADIAN SOLDIERS / WHO DIED AT KINMEL PARK CAMP/ DURING THE GREAT WAR / THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED / BY THEIR COMRADES / THEIR NAME LIVETH / FOR EVERMORE The other three sides have 30 names on each side, totalling 90 (including two officers and a nursing sister.) (2019: These names seem to be very faded so did not notice them and can't see on the photographs)
Inscription legible?
no
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 90
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 90
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
  • Pedestal
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
Condition
History
The names on three sides seem to be faded or eroded.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Cheshire Observer - Saturday 20 September 1919 www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000157/19190920/159/0008 CANADIAN WAR MEMORIAL. A memorial has been erected in Bodelwyddan Churchyard, which is known as "The Marble Church," to the memory of the Canadian' who died at Kimmel Park Camp. The memorial is rustic design in red sandstone, consisting of a cross die and two bases. The die, which is over Iwo tons in weight, has the following inscribed on the face: — 'To the memory of Canadian soldiers who died at Kinmel Park Camp during the Great War, 1914-1918. This memorial was erected by their comrades. Their name liveth for evermore." On the other three sides of the die there appears 90 names on each side, the total number of names being 90, which include two officers and a nursing sister. The design and work has been executed by Messrs. W. Manslay and Son. monumental sculptors, Lead. works-lane, Chester,

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