Memorial

South Wales Borderers, Brecon Cathedral - WW1

Tablet

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Current Location

Just outside the Havard Chapel (itself a memorial - IWM 31161), Brecon Cathedral, Cathedral Close, Brecon, Brecknockshire, Powys, LD3 9DP, Wales

SO 04419 29004

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 36938
Description: A slate tablet with a stone surround. There are floral carvings in the surround and a regimental badge at the top centre. The commemoration is engraved on the slate tablet in gilt lettering.
Inscription: TO THE GLORIOUS AND/ IMMORTAL MEMORY/ OF THE 311 OFFICERS AND/ 5466 MEN OF THE SOUTH/ WALES BORDERERS [24TH REGIMENT]/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ THIS HAVARD CHAPEL/ HAS BEEN BEAUTIFIED BY/ THEIR COMRADES AND/ FRIENDS IN PROUD AND/ GRATEFUL THANKSGIVING/ ETERNAL REST GRANT THEM O LORD/ MAY LIGHT PERPETUAL SHINE UPON/ THEM/ AND MAY THEY REST IN PEACE

Tablet

Made from: Slate

Condition: Good