Memorial

Newborough Parishioners (Rhosyr)

Newborough Parishioners (Rhosyr) War Memorial

Source: Copyright Martin Briscoe

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Current Location

In the courtyard of the Pritchard Jones Institute, Pritchard Jones Institute, Pen Dref Street, Newborough, Anglesey, Gwynedd, LL61 6TS, Wales

SH 42536 65791

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Type of Memorial: Pillar / Column
WMR Reference Number: 37042
Description: Stepped plinth surmounted by a tapering column. Tablet with WW1 inscription and names on front with another tablet carrying WW2 inscription and names at an angle below there. Whole memorial surrounded by chains on posts. The Welsh language used : 'Cosodwyd y Carreg hon can blwyfolion Niwbwrch er cof am eu dewrion a collwyd ar for a thir', translates as 'This stone was raised by the parishioners of Newborough in memory of the brave souls lost at sea and on land'. There is a strong maritime tradition in this area.
Inscription: Y RHYFEL FAWR / 1914 - 1918. / GOSODWYD Y GARREG / HON GAN BLWYFOLION / NIWBWRCH ER COF AM EU / DEWRION A GOLLWYD AR / FOR A THIR. / (26 WW1 names) [Translation- THE GREAT WAR/1914-1918. /THE STONE/THIS HAS BEEN LAID BY PARISHIONERS/NEWBOROUGH IN MEMORY OF THEIR/THEIR LOST ON/FOR AND LAND.] ENWAUR BECHGYN A GOLLWYD YN RHYFEK[Translates- our boys lost at war] / 1939 - 1945. / (9 WW2 names) / Y RHAI A FU FARW TRWY EFFEITHIAU RHYFEL [Translates- Those who died through the effects of war] / (3 WW2 names) IR BEWRION/ (NAMES)/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES) ?)

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 12
Died: 12
Information shown: Died during or after the war, forename, surname, home address

Memorial

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good