Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Roll of honour or book of remembrance
- District
- Cardiff
- Town
- Cardiff
- County
- South Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), First World War - civilians
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 72511
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Current location
First floor office corridor
by the lift
220-228
Mail Centre
Penarth Road
Cardiff
Cardiff
South Glamorgan
CF11 8TA
Wales
OS Grid Ref: ST 17181 74762
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Paper Roll of Honour in a gilt & wood, glazed frame; executed in calligraphy
- Inscription
- THIS IS TO COMMEMORATE/Four Boy Messengers of the Cardiff/Post Office who lost their lives in the/service of his Majesty-three of them in/the Armed Forces and the other on-/Post Office service. Their names are/given below. Each of them gave of his/best. May their example inspire all/who follow in the service of the Crown/[names]/'At the going down of the sun we shall remember them'
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Boyce, W E H
Delrush, R T W
James, D R
Silver, N A T
See details for all 4 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 3
Served and returned: 0
Died: 3
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, manner of death
Order of information: surname - First World War - civilians
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, manner of death
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Roll of honour
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Paper - Frame
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Roll of honour
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- Royal Mail
- Reference
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