Memorial details

Memorial type
Trophy / Relic
District
Ogwr
Town
Bridgend
County
Mid Glamorgan
Country
Wales
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Presented
    Date: Easter 1947
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
83033

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Current location

St Mary's Church
Merthyrmawr Road North
Bridgend
Ogwr
Mid Glamorgan
CF31 3NH
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SS 90545 79458
Denomination: Church in Wales

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Description
Address on paper in a glazed wooden frame
Inscription
This is a copy of an illuminated address given to the/Rector George T. Gravell by the prisoners of war/at Island Farm Prisoners of War Camp, Bridgend before/their repatriation to Germany in 1947. [Left Hand Panel]- To/The Choir of/St Mary's Church/Bridgend/In Christian Communion/we beg to thank sincerely and/from our hearts the Rector/of Coity with Nolton, Bridgend/and his choir for the elevat/ing recital of the Crucifixion/which deeply touched our hearts/We feel with a special grat/itude that the two last lines/at the end of the last hymn/-till at last her sons are/gathered one in love and/one in Thee./in such a wonderful way gave/expression to what the choirs/coming to our camp mention/a deeper sense, this choir con/sisting of people old and/young singing so beauty/fully and with such a wonder/ful enthusiasm this grand work/of a great composer dealing/with the last hours of our Lord/by whose prayer our hearts were/bound together./May God bless the congregation/of St Mary's Church and its choir/furthermore. [Right Hand Panel]- [signatures of the Prisoners of War] [Across the base]-Easter 1947/Visitors are requested not to take photograph [sic]
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood, Glass
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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