Welsh National Falklands Memorial

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Reference WMO/65593

Address:

Alexandra Gardens

King Edward VII Avenue

Cardiff

CF10 3ND

Wales

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Other monolith
Materials:
  • Stone Stone (any)
Lettering: Unknown
Conflicts:
  • Falklands Conflict (1982)
About the memorial: The memorial centres on a five-tonne rock from the Falkland Islands, a gift from the islanders. The rock was taken from Mount Harriet, a strategic hill captured by UK armed forces in a battle on 11 and 12 June 1982. Stone of remembrance mounted on a plinth. The plinth carries a map of the Falklands, an inscription and names. The plinth bears the names of the 255 sailors, soldiers and airmen who died on the UK side. Also named on the memorial are three civilian residents, all women, who died when Stanley, the islands’ capital, was shelled by the Navy on 11 June 1982 prior to troops being landed.
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12 o'clock face: FALKLANDS CONFLICT 1982 6 o'clock face: ON 2nd APRIL 1982 THE FALKLANDS ISLANDS WERE INVADED AND OCCUPIED BY ARGENTINE FORCES./ A BRITISH TASK FORCE WAS ASSEMBLED AND DISPATCHED TO THE SOUTH ATLANTIC/ WITH THE MISSION TO RESTORE THE ISLANDS TO BRITISH SOVEREIGNTY. ON 14th JUNE 1982 THE ISLANDS/ WERE LIBERATED WITH THE LOSS OF 255 SAILORS, SOLDIERS AND AIRMEN, AND 3 CIVILIAN ISLANDERS. 9 o'clock face: ROYAL NAVY/ HMS COVENTRY/ (Names) HMS ARDENT/ (Names)/ HMS SHEFFIELD/ (Names)/ HMS HERMES/ (Names)/ HMS GLAMORGAN/ (Names)/ HMS FEARLESS/ (Names)/ (Names)/ HMS ARGONAUT/ (Names)/ HMS ANTELOPE/ (Names)/ ADLANTIC CONVEYOR/ (Names)/ HMS INVINCIBLE/ (Names)/ ROYAL MARINES/ (Names) 3 o'clock face: ARMY/ WELSH GUARDS/ (Names)/ SCOTS GUARDS/ (Names)/ 2 PARA/ (Names)/ 3 PARA/ (Names)/ ROYAL SIGNALS/ (Names)/ ROYAL ENGINEERS/ (Names)/ ROYAL FLEET AUXILIARY/ (Names)/ RFA SIR GALAHAD/ (Names) ARMY AIR CORPS/ (Names)/ MERCHANT NAVY/ ADLANTIC CONVEYOR/ (Names)/ ROYAL ELECTRICAL AND/ MECHANICAL ENGINEERS/ (Names)/ ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS/ (Names)/ ARMY CATERING CORPS/ (Names)/ GURKA RIFLES/ (Names) RAF & OTHERS/ ROYAL AIR FORCE/ (Name)/ CHINESE/ (Names)/ FALKLAND CIVILIANS/ (Names) Plaque on steps: THIS MEMORIAL WAS BUILT BY DONATIONS;/ THOSE NAMED BELOW WERE MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS-/ ELGAN AND STEFFAN JONES BRECON/ 1st BATTALION WELSH GUARDS/ CHANAI OPERANTA ON BEHALF OF THE LATE/ JUNE GONZALES RIP/ BILLY BAYNHAM. COMRADES REMEMBERED/ STEPHEN HAWKSHAW CHAIRMAN, SOUTHPORT/ FALKLANDS 25 COMMITTEE/ CHORLEY ROYAL BRITISH LEGION/ LT CDR ALI SPRAY RD RNR HMS VIVID/ S. LLEWELLYN, FAMILY AND FRIENDS/ CLLR JOYCE CASS MAYOR, RHONDDA CYON TAFF/ KENNY, JUDY AND JAMIE DAWKINS/ AND BY THE KINDNESS AND SUPPORT OF MANY OTHERS AR 2ail EBRILL 1982 GORESGYNNWYD YNYSOEDD FALKLAND GAN FYDDIN YR ARIANNIN./ FFURFIWYD TASGLU PRYDEINIG AC FE'I HANFONWYD I GEFNFOR DE'R IWERYDD/ GYDA'R NOD O ADFER YR YNYSOEDD I SOFRANIAETH PRYDAIN. AR 14eg MEHEFIN 1982 RHYDDHAWYD YR YNYSOEDD/ GAN GOLLI 225 0 FORWYR, MILWYR AC AELODAU O'R LLU AWYR, A 3 DINESYDD O'R YNYSOEDD/ THE ROCK WHICH STANDS ON THIS MEMORIAL IS A GIFT TO WALES FROM THE PEOPLE OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS./ IT HAS TRAVELLED 8,000 MILES FROM THE BATTLEFIELD OF Mt HARRIET AND STANDS IN HONOUR/ OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE NAME OF FREEDOM. MAE'R GARREG SY'N SEFYLL AR Y GOFEB HON YN ANRHEG I GYMRU GAN BOBL YNYSOEDD FALKLAND./ TEITHIOOD 8,000 O FILLTIROEDD O FAES Y GAD AR FYNYDD HARRIET/ AC MAE'N SEFYLL I ANRHYDEDDU'R RHEINI A RODDODD EU BYWYDAU YN ENW RHYDDID.

ROYAL NAVY: M.E.M. T. PERKINS D. 180507J WELSH GUARDS: 23929722 GDSM G.M. GRIFFITHS 24220165 L.CPL.S.J. NEWBURY GDSM C.C. PARSONS 24495304 GDSM N A ROWBERRY 24497060 GDSM G.K. THOMAS

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