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    Memorial

    1/6th Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers WW1

    1/6th Royal Welch Fusiliers plaque

    Source: Copyright Unknown

    1/8

    Current Location

    In the Drill Hall, Caernarfon Barracks, Llanberis Road, Caernarfon (Caernarvon), Arfon, Gwynedd, Wales

    OS Grid Reference

    SH 48460 62714

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    © WMR-24466

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    Type of Memorial
    Board / Plaque / Tablet
    WMR Reference Number
    24466
    Description
    LARGE NOWY-HEADED METAL PLAQUE MOUNTED ONTO A WOODEN BACKBOARD. SIX CERAMIC BADGES IN EACH CORNER AND TOP AND LOWER CENTRE OF THE PLAQUE. THE REGIMENTAL CREST AT THE TOP CENTRE IS SURROUNDED BY RED FLOWERS AND ABOVE IT IS A CROWN
    Inscription
    1914 1918/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS, WARRANT AND NON-COMMISSIONED/ OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE 1/6TH BATTALION ROYAL WELCH FUSILIERS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/ (NAMES)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    269
    Died
    269
    Information shown
    surname,rank,decorations
    Order of names
    rank,surname,
    Maintenance History
    In the 1980s the ceramic discs (6) were carefully & fully restored to bring them back to their former glory, and the plaque itself was carefully cleaned (see saved PDF file).

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    19 September 1921

    Major General STANLEY F MOTT CB

    Previous Location(s)

    • Christ Church, Bangor St,, Caernarfon, Arfon, Gwynedd, LL55 1AR, Wales

    OS Grid Reference

    SH 48087 63132

    Denomination

    Church in Wales

    Year of move

    1982

    Reason for move

    The Church closed and became a children's fun centre

    Custodian
    Reserve Forces' & Cadets' Association for Wales

    Components

    Backboard

    Made from: Wood


    Condition: Good


    Plaque

    Made from: Metal


    Condition: Good


    Tablets

    Made from: Ceramic


    Condition: Good


    • Gwynedd Archaeological Trust: https://archwilio.org.uk/arch/query/page.php?watprn=GAT71449