Memorial

Men And Women Of Wales (Newbridge Cenotaph)

3605a.jpg

1/7

Current Location

St Fagans National History Museum (Formerly Museum of Welsh Life), St Fagans, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, CF5 6XB, Wales

ST 11704 77200

Send us details and photographs of your local war memorials, to help enhance the information about the people, places and events they commemorate.

This record shows everything IWM currently knows about this memorial. We are continually updating our records.

To share information or photographs, contact us.

Type of Memorial: Cenotaph
WMR Reference Number: 3605
Description: Cenotaph on a cruciform plinth, with identical inscriptions on two sides, and name plaques with names in relief on the other two. Dedicatory tablet with inscription in relief recording the removal and rededication of the memorial.
Inscription: Side 1:1914 - 1918/ 1939 - 1945/ AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM Side 2: 1914-1918/ (Names) Side 3: 1914-1918/ 1939-1945/ AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM/ Side 4: 1939-1945/ (Names)/ CYPRUS/ (Name) Stone tablet:: CODWYD Y GOFGOLOFN HON YN NHRECELYN, SIR FYNWY YN 1936./CYFLWYNWYD HI I AMGUEDDFA WERIN CYMRU YN 1995/A'HAIL-GYSEGRU AR 19 HYDREF 1996/ GANERAS Y PARCHEDICAF ALWYN RICE JONES,/ARCHESGOB CYMRU./SAIF FEL COFEB I'R HOLL DDYNION A MERCHED O GYMRU/A ROES EUHEINOES DROS EU GWLAD./THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED IN NEWBRIDGE, MONMOUTHSHIRE IN 1936/ IT WAS DONATED TO THE MUSEUM OF WELSH LIFE IN 1995/ AND RE-DEDICATED ON 19 OCTOBER 1996/ BY HIS GRACE THE MOST REVEREND ALWYN RICE JONES/ ARCHBISHOP OF WALES./ IT STANDS AS A MEMORIAL TO ALL THOSE MEN AND WOMEN OF WALES/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY

Sponsor Type: public
Maintenance History: 1996: RESTORED WHEN TRANSFERRED TO MUSEUM OF WELSH LIFE