Memorial
Morfa Nefyn - Obelisk
Current Location
ST MARYS CHURCH, Morfa Nefyn, Dwyfor, Gwynedd, Wales
OS Grid Reference
SH 289 400
Denomination
Church in Wales
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Cross
- WMR Reference Number
- 37101
- Description
- LARGE OBELISK OF ROUGH-HEWN GRANITE SURMOUNTING GRANITE PEDESTAL. PEDESTAL BEARS NAMES AND INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING. ADDITIONAL WW2 TABLET ATTACHED BEARS WW2 NAMES IN GILT LETTERING.
- Inscription
- (FULL INSCRIPTION NOT GIVEN)/ AR Y MOR/ (NAMES)/ AY Y TIR/ (NAMES)/ CORFFWYSWN/ A CW(?)ANDAWED EIN HEN CYFEILLION/ SI YR AWEL YN CALW I/ FYW SYW 1939-1945/ (NAMES)
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 18
- Died
- 18
- Information shown
- surname,place of death,forename,place of birth
- Order of names
- place of death,surname
- War
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Number Commemorated
- 7
- Died
- 7
- Information shown
- forename
Components
- Obelisk
Made from: Granite
Condition: Unknown
- Tablet
Made from: Slate
Condition: Unknown
- Gwynedd Archaeological Trust: https://archwilio.org.uk/arch/query/page.php?watprn=GAT71510