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St Fagans National History Museum

St Fagans

Cardiff

CF5 6XB

Wales

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Status: On subsequent site(s)
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Cenotaph
Materials:
  • Stone Portland stone
Lettering: Inscribed on a plaque
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: This cenotaph was originally built in Newbridge in 1936. In 1996 it was removed and replaced with a memorial garden. The cenotaph was re-erected at the Welsh History Museum on St Fagan's to exemplify the key position of the war memorial in each community. Cenotaph on a cruciform plinth, with identical inscriptions on two sides, and name plaques with names in relief on the other two. Dedicatory tablet with inscription in relief recording the removal and rededication of the memorial.
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Side 1:1914 - 1918/ 1939 - 1945/ AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM Side 2: 1914-1918/ (Names) Side 3: 1914-1918/ 1939-1945/ AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM/ Side 4: 1939-1945/ (Names)/ CYPRUS/ (Name) Stone tablet:: CODWYD Y GOFGOLOFN HON YN NHRECELYN, SIR FYNWY YN 1936./CYFLWYNWYD HI I AMGUEDDFA WERIN CYMRU YN 1995/A'HAIL-GYSEGRU AR 19 HYDREF 1996/ GANERAS Y PARCHEDICAF ALWYN RICE JONES,/ARCHESGOB CYMRU./SAIF FEL COFEB I'R HOLL DDYNION A MERCHED O GYMRU/A ROES EUHEINOES DROS EU GWLAD./THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED IN NEWBRIDGE, MONMOUTHSHIRE IN 1936/ IT WAS DONATED TO THE MUSEUM OF WELSH LIFE IN 1995/ AND RE-DEDICATED ON 19 OCTOBER 1996/ BY HIS GRACE THE MOST REVEREND ALWYN RICE JONES/ ARCHBISHOP OF WALES./ IT STANDS AS A MEMORIAL TO ALL THOSE MEN AND WOMEN OF WALES/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY

WW1 side panel: 1914-1918 T. Abraham. S.W.B. F.Lewis. 1st Welch C. Beresford. „ H.J. Lewis. S.W.B. H. Birt 2nd Mons. J.H. Lewis. R.Marines. J. Bryant J.A. Maiden. S.W.B. H. Carter. R.W.F. D. Meredith. „ V. Carter. P.O.B. Morris. R.N.D. S. Cleaver. D. Murphy. R.F.A. C.Coles S.W.B. A. Newman. S.W.B. T. Coombes. „ J. Newman. Welch Regt J. Dallow. „ H.G. Noble. S.W.B. D. Bowen-Dart „ J. Owen. „ A. Davies „ J.Parker. 2nd Mons. J.Davies. „ S. Peacock. S.W.B. J.E. Davies. R.N. J.J. Pearne. „ W.E. Davies. Glos. Regt. E.S. Price. „ A.I. Durbin. S.W.B. G. Price. „ L.H. Edge. R.N. S. Price. „ J.W. Edwards. J.M. Pryce. „ F. Ellway. E. Reynolds. „ J.Evans. S.W.B. J.A. Richards. Dorsets. E. German. Welch. Regt. W. Roberts. 2nd Mons. M.G. Gough. R. Marines. W. Rowlands. S.W.B. A.W. Grimes. S.W.B. A.C. Salmon. „ A. Hillier. „ R.Sheppard. „ F. Hillier. 2nd Mons. G. Taylor R.F.A. E. Humphries. S.W.B. J.J. Tilley S.W.B. J. Jackson. 2nd Mons. G.E.V. Tyler. R.F.A. G. James. R.R.B. A. Venner. R.E.Tunnlg.C. R. James. S.W.B. A. Ward. S.W.B. R. Jenkins. „ B. Watson. „ T. Jenkins. H. Whitcombe. 2nd Mons. W.M. Jenks. S.W.B. G.S. Williams. R.F.A. C.S.F. Jones. „ S.G. Williams. „ R. Jones. R.W.F. T. Williams. T. Jones. „ T,J. Williams. S.W.B. W. Jones. 2nd Mons. A. Workmen. „ W. Jones. F. Workmen „ W.E. Lander. B.M. Evans W.C. Carnock. A. Harvey. A.S. Coulton. S.W.B. WW2 Side Panel: 1939-1945 D.A. Barritt R.C. Signals W.T. Barritt R.A. L.H. Belcher R.A.C. R. Caldington R.A. A.E. Cole 4th K.S.L.I. G.D. Cox R.A.F. A. Davies „ J. Edmunds „ R.G. Gabb R.N. C. Greenslade R.A.F. R. Gregg R.C. Signals T.S. Gregory R.A.F. F. Grey „ J.A. Harris S.W.B. N.A. Hextall 5th Northants. G.T. Higgs R.A.F. C. Hopkins R.A. R.H. Jenkins R.A.F. S. Jenkins „ H. Jones M.N. D.G. Lewis R.A. J.D. Lewis R.A.F. D. McKinney Devon Regt. T. Meredith R.N. I.T. Morgan R.A.F. D.W. Payne „ R. Pritchard D’ke Well’gt’n Regt. W.J. Ralph Lancs. Fusiliers R.M. Ross R.A.F. F.H. Saunders R.N. S. Simpkins S.W.B. J. Smith M.N. V. Smith R.A.F. C. Summerhayes 2nd Mons. R.K. Vines King’s O. Royal Regt. R. Watkins R.A.F.

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