Bargoed & Gilfach

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Reference WMO/164459

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Grounds of St. Gwladys Church

High Street

Bargoed

CF81

Wales

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Status: On subsequent site(s)
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Serviceman/woman sculpture
Materials:
  • Stone Stone (any)
Lettering: Unknown
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: Three-stepped, rough-hewn base surmounted by plinth and figure of a soldier standing with head bowed and arms reversed. The soldier is depicted in service dress with helmet and pack. Behind him is carved a tree stump. Moved twice within Bargoed. This memorial was unveiled in 1923 to honour the local people who died in the First World War. It was moved here from its original site in 2002. The names of the war dead were not inscribed on the memorial until 2005.
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12 o'clock face: TO/ OUR GLORIOUS DEAD/ ERECTED/ BY THE INHABITANTS/ OF BARGOED AND GILFACH/ TO THE MEMORY OF THE/ MEN OF THIS DISTRICT/ WHO FELL IN THE/ GREAT WARS/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE."/ "YN ANGOF/ NI CHANT FOD"/ 1914 - 1918/ 1939 - 1945/ 3 o'clock face: (WW1 and WW2 names)/ 6 o'clock face: BARGOED WAR MEMORIAL WAS CONSTRUCTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION./ IT WAS FIRST LOCATED AT HANBURY SQUARE/ AND WAS UNVEILED IN JUNE 1923./ THE MEMORIAL WAS RELOCATED IN THE 1960'S TO BARGOED PARK./ SUBSEQUENTLY IT WAS MOVED TO IT'S CURRENT POSITION WITHIN THE GROUNDS OF ST GWLADY'S CHURCH/ ON THE 11TH NOVEMBER 2007./ 9 o'clock face: (WW1 and WW2 names)

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