Memorial

Pen-y-cae

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Current Location

Small memorial garden., Chapel Street, Pen-y-cae, Wrexham, Clwyd, LL14 2RF, Wales

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SJ 28056 45244

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Serviceman / Servicewoman
WMR Reference Number: 17876
Description: SOLDIER IN CAP AND GREATCOAT, IN MOURNING POSE WITH HEAD BOWED AND RIFLE REVERSED. ON RECTANGULAR PILLAR AND THREE STEPPED BASE.
Inscription: EU HEINIOES LAWR ROE SANT-YNSIRIOL/ ABREIN'AU DESOL I NI BRYNASANT (TRANS: THEIR LIVES THEY GAVE - CHEERFULLY AND SO SECURED FOR US THE BEST OF LIFES PRIVILEGES)/ TO THE GLORY. OF/ GOD/ AND/ IN MEMORY OF/ THE BRAVE MEN/ OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914/ 1918/ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ ER COF SERCHOG AM/ Y BECHGYN A GWYMPODD YN YR AIL/ RYFEL MAWR (TRANS: IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE BOYS WHO FELL IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR)/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES ON SIDES) 1939 - 1945/ O GOFODAIL GOFIDAU - TAD A MAM/ TYDI MWY, DRWY'R OESAU/ DDYSI FFORDD I DDWYS GOFFHAU/ Y RHWYG O GOLLI'R HOGIAU. R.W.P. (TRANS: FROM THE MONUMENT TO THE SORROWS, FATHER AND MOTHER, THOU HENCEFORTH THROUGHOUT THE AGES, WILL TEACH THE WAY TO SADLY REMEMBER, THE GRAVE LOSS OF LOSING THE YOUNG MEN. ROBERT WILLIAM PARRY)/ (NAMES)/ 1939 - 1945/ SURELY THEY SLEEP CONTENT, OUR VALIANT DEAD/ FALLEN UNTIMELY IN THE SAVAGE STRIFE/ THEY HAVE BUT FOLLOWED WHITHER DUTY LED/ TO FIND A FULLER LIFE A.L.J.

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 45
Died: 45
Information shown: surname,regiment,forename

War: Second World War (1939-1945)

History

Maker(s): Mr Mossford of Wrexham, Builder

Ceremonies

Dedicated

11th July 1925

Rev. J. L. Williams, Vicar of Penucae

Unveiled

11th July 1925

Major Mayes (T.D.) who was a Major of the 4th R.W.F.

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Pen-y-cae

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