Memorial

St Mary's Ruabon - Lychgate

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Current Location

St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Ruabon, Wrexham, Clwyd, LL14 6BU, Wales

OS Grid Reference

SJ 30311 43793

Denomination

Church in Wales

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Gate
WMR Reference Number: 17899
Description: Oak structure on a sandstone base with wooden gates and slate roof. White marble memorial tablets with leaded inscriptions are mounted on the inner walls of the base. On the South side the tablet lists the fallen from the Royal Welch Fusiliers in three columns. On the North side the fallen from other units are listed by unit in three columns. An additional tablet bearing the list of the fallen from WW2 has been installed on the North side, to the left of the WW2 tablet. There are incised inscriptions in the stone above the tablets. Dedications are incised on the outer faces of the wooden structure. Close to the Lindisfarne College Obelisk
Inscription: South side tablets: 1914 - THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE 1918/ ROYAL WELCH FUSILIERS/ (Names) North side tablets, from left: 1939 - 1945/ 1914 - THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE - 1918/ (Names) East side of wooden structure: 1914 Erected/ in Honour and Gratitude 1918/ 1939 1945 West side of wooden structure: To the/ Glory of God

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 81
Died: 81
Information shown: Rank, initials, surname, unit
Order of names: Variously

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 15
Died: 15
Information shown: Rank, initials, surname, unit
Order of names: Alphabetically by surname

History

Maker(s): MR T H HOGG, Architect
MESSRS ROBERTS & SON, Builder
Sponsor Type: public
Sponsored By: The Church and Parishioners

Ceremonies

Unveiled

November 1920

Sir William Watkins Wynn/Local Clergy/Dignitaries

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St Mary's Ruabon - Lychgate

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