Memorial

Bishop Gore School, Swansea - WW1

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Current Location

Bishop Gore School, De La Beche Road, Sketty, Swansea, West Glamorgan, SA2 9AP, Wales

SS 62425 92605

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Type of Memorial: Triptych
WMR Reference Number: 37007
Description: BRONZE MEMORIAL TRIPTYCH. RAISED LETTERING. NAMES ON INSIDES OF THE OUTER DOORS, INSCRIPTION ON CENTRAL PLAQUE. DAGGER AND SHIELD IN RELIEF TO LEFT OF INSCRIPTION. DECORATIVE RELIEF BORDER OF LAUREL GARLAND SURROUNDS NAMES. PLAQUE CRENELLATED AT TOP.
Inscription: (ON OUTSIDE): 1914 /LEST WE FORGET/ 1918 (INSIDE): PRO DEO/ PRO PATRIA/ PRO REGE/ AD MAIREM/ DEI GLORIAM/ ET ILLORUM/ QUI QUONDAM/ IN HAR SCOLA/ INSTITUTI/ PRO PTRIAE/ SALUTE AR FIDE/ DIMICANTES NOBILEM/ MORTEM OPPETIETUNT/ MEMORIAM AETERNAM*/ MCMXIV MCMXVIII/ (NAMES) * Translation - FOR GOD/ FOR THE COUNTRY/ FOR THE KING/ TO THE MAYOR/ THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND OF THOSE/ WHO SOMEHOW/ IN THIS SCHOOL/ INSTITUTE/ FOR THE COUNTRY/ THE HEALTH OF THE FAITH/ THE DEFENDANTS OF THE NOBLE/ DEATH WILL DESERVE/ ETERNAL MEMORY

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 76
Died: 76
Information shown: Surname, initials of forenames
Order of names: By surname
Additional Information: Likely that B S Trethewey should be B D Trethewey. See www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/455044/bertram-donne-trethewey/

Plaque

Height: C 48IN

Width: C 66IN

Made from: Bronze

Condition: Good

Likely that B S Trethewey should be B D Trethewey. See www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/455044/bertram-donne-trethewey/
Swansea Council, https://www.swansea.gov.uk/article/7622/Swansea-Grammar-School, accessed 28th January 2024