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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cenotaph
- District
- Rhondda
- Town
- Penygraig
- County
- Mid Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 92892
Current location
Penygraig Park
Penygraig
Rhondda
Mid Glamorgan
CF40 1SU
Wales
OS Grid Ref: ST 00092 91586
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Stone cenotaph with plaques affixed to the front face and each of the two side faces. The front face is dedicated to those lost in WW1 whilst each of the side plaques are dedicated to those lost during WW2.
- Inscription
- WW1: ERECTED/ BY THE INHABITANTS/ OF PENYGRAIG/ AND DISTRICT/ IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN WHO GAVE/ FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ LEST WE FORGET WW2: AND FOR THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY IN WORLD WAR II 1939 - 1945 AND IN ALL OTHER CONFLICTS WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Archer, W
Ayliffe, F
Bailey, H J
Baldwin, F
Barry, J
Berry, T G H
Bishop, A W
Blethyn, T
Blight, C
Blight, F
See details for all 161 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 119
Served and returned: 0
Died: 119
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Initials, surname and rank
Order of information: Alphabetically by surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 21
Served and returned: 0
Died: 21
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Initials, surname and rank
Order of information: Alphabetically by surname - Northern Ireland Conflict; The Troubles (1969-1998)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Initials, surname and rank
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cenotaph
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Plaques
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal
- Cenotaph
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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© WMR-92892
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