Burma Campaign

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Memorial details

Memorial type

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Second World War (1939-1945)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 18 March 1998
Attended by:

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

84473

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Current location

Christ Church
A4067 Mumbles Road
Swansea
Swansea
West Glamorgan
SA1 3UE
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SS 64972 92420
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Garden of Remembrance. Inscribed tablets resembling tombstones paying tribute to those that fought in the Burma campaign from a variety of associations spread around the Church garden.

Inscription

Tablet 1: THIS MEMORIAL IN THE/ GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE/ IS TO COMMEMORATE ALL/ PERSONNELL WHO SERVED/ AND THOSE WHO MADE/ THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/ WITH THE ALLIED FORCES/ IN THE/ BURMA CAMPAIGN/ 1942 - 1945/ ERECTED BY/ SWANSEA AND DISTRICT BRANCH/ UNVEILED ON 18TH MARCH 1998 Tablet 2: Image of Burma Star Tablet 3: WHEN YOU GO HOME/ TELL THEM OF US AND SAY/ FOR THEIR TOMORROW/ WE GAVE OUR TODAY/ A TRIBUTE OF APPRECIATION/ - THE LADIES CIRCLE Tablet 4: SWANSEA AND DISTRICT BRANCH/ ALSO HONOURS ALL WHO SERVED/ AND THOSE WHO DIED/ IN/ SOUTH EAST ASIA/ "THEY ARE NEVER FORGOTTEN"/ "AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN/ AND IN THE MORNING/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM"

Inscription legible?

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

Tablets
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone

Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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