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Garden of Remembrance

The Promenade

Rhyl

LL18 3AF

Wales

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Status: On subsequent site(s)
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Garden
Materials:
  • Flora and Fauna Flora and Fauna (any)
  • Metal Bronze
  • Stone Stone (any)
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
  • Boer War, Second (1899-1902)
  • Falklands Conflict (1982)
  • Iraq (2003-2009)
  • Northern Ireland
About the memorial: Large garden, maintained by the local authority, with various memorials to local people that have fallen since the Boer War. The memorial comprises two miniature cenotaphs in Aberdeen grey granite fixed on a base of hard York stone steps. There are four bronze tablets on each of the two cenotaphs each containing 46 names of those who died in WW1 and WW2 and on each of the narrow sides is a bronze laurel wreath. The central memorial is on a two-stepped base of York stone surmounted by Kennay granite pedestal, surmounted by a Carrara marble figure of a Royal Welsh Fusilier in Khaki uniform with slouch hat, standing at ease with arms reversed. Original Inscriptions in raised cartouche on the plinth commemorating those who fell in the South African War, 1899 - 1902. The whole stands in the WW2 Garden of Remembrance
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On a board The Garden of Remembrance This garden is dedicated in grateful memory of those who/sacrificed their lives in the World War 1939-1945 and was/opened and dedicated on Sunday 15th August 1947. The site/is reclaimed sandhills and all the work was carried out by/Rhyl labour. The memorial of other wars were removed/to the site from the promenade. The Garden of Remembrance/is now entrusted to the care of the Council and the/inhabitants of Rhyl, and those visiting the Garden/with children are asked to explain to them the sacred purpose of/the Garden PEDESTAL, FRONT FACE: DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI/ IN MEMORY/ OF THE RHYL MEN WHO FELL IN THE/ SOUTH AFRICAN WAR WHILE SERVING/ THEIR SOVEREIGN AND THEIR COUNTRY/ 1899-1902/ (Names)/ THIS GARDEN IS DEDICATED IN/ GRATEFUL MEMORY TO THOSE/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE/ 1939 - 1945/ WORLD WAR/ ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION. SERVICEMAN, PEDESTAL, SIDE TWO: 1939 - 1945/ (Names)/ FALKLANDS CAMPAIGN/ (Name) SERVICEMAN, PEDESTAL SIDE THREE: 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)/ (NAME)/ KILLED IN NORTHERN IRELAND 1977 SERVICEMAN, PEDESTAL: KILLED IN IRAQ/ (Name) WW1 MEMORIAL, SIDE ONE: TO RHYL'S GLORIOUS DEAD/ IN GRATITUDE AND PROUD REMEMBRANCE/ DROS RYDDID COLLASANT EU GWAED WW1 MEMORIAL, OTHER SIDES: 1914 - 1918/ on seat, In fond and loving memory of Squadron Leader Don Edwards A.F.C killed in action Burma 20th October 1944. Always in our thoughts. Wife Betty and daughter Stroma

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