Memorial

Merthyr Tydfil South African War

Source: Copyright Steve Brewer

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Current Location

Set back from road on grassy hillside overlooking the Town Centre, Thomastown Recreation Ground, Queens Rd, Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil, Mid Glamorgan, CF47 0AU, Wales

OS Grid Reference

SO 05201 06312

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Obelisk
WMR Reference Number: 17673
Description: Granite obelisk with inscription on tapering sides on plinth with stepped base.
Inscription: A TRIBUTE / TO THE MEMORY OF / MERTHYR MEN / WHO DIED / IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR / 1899-1902 / (Names)

Commemoration

War: Boer War; Second (1899-1902)

History

Maker(s): Washington Morgan, Sculptor
Sponsored By: War Memorial Committee £117. Erected by Merthyr Recreation Committee at cost of £25

Ceremonies

Unveiled

September 1904

Lord Windsor MP

Conservation

Components

Memorial

Height: 7010mm

Condition: Unknown

Further Information

Cardiff Times, 26 March 1904. Report and sketch
History of Merthyr Tydfil. C.Millar, 1908