Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Port Talbot
Town
Port Talbot
County
West Glamorgan
Country
Wales
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
84873

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Current location

St Agnes' Church
Forge Road
Port Talbot
Port Talbot
West Glamorgan
SA13 1UU
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SS 76762 90120
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Two brass plaques mounted on to wooden backboards. Each has a foliate patterned border engraved with the inscriptions incised in roman capitals.
Inscription
Plaque 1: THIS TABLET WAS PLACED HERE IN/ MEMORY OF THE MEMBERS OF THIS/ CHURCH WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ (Names)/ THE ORGAN WAS DEDICATED TO THE GLORY OF/ GOD AND IN MEMORY OF ALL FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE 1914 - 1918/ 'Greater love hath no man than this, that/ a man lay down his life for his friends.' Plaque 2: THE EAST WINDOWS WERE ERECTED/ IN THANKSGIVING TO GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR OF 1939 - 1945/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames and surname
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 12
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames and surname
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaques
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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