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    Memorial

    Bangor Railway Institute Boys Corps - WW1

    Tablet

    Source: Copyright James Johnson

    1/2

    Current Location

    On the wall outside the staff office on platform 1., Bangor Railway Station, Holyhead Road, Bangor, Arfon, Gwynedd, LL57 1LZ, Wales

    OS Grid Reference

    SH 57551 71644

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    Type of Memorial
    Board / Plaque / Tablet
    WMR Reference Number
    51511
    Description
    Wall-mounted black marble tablet with incised red lettering. Red cross at top centre with Union Flag to the left and red flag with letters B.R.I. to the right. Moved to Bangor Station now that St David's Church has closed.
    Inscription
    "LEST WE FORGET"/ IN MEMORY OF THEIR COMRADES/ (Names)/ WHO DIED WHILE SERVING THEIR COUNTRY 1914-1919/ THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY THE BANGOR RAILWAY INSTITUTE BOYS CORPS./ "BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH /AND I WILL GIVE THEE A CROWN OF LIFE."
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    16
    Died
    16
    Information shown
    forenames, surname
    Order of names
    surname, forename
    Maker(s)
    • Messrs Humprey Williams Ltd, Makers

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    21st March 1919

    Captain T. F. Perkins

    Unveiled

    11th November 2019

    Rededicated

    11th November 2019

    Previous Location(s)

    • St Davids Church, Caernarvon Rd, Bangor, Arfon, Gwynedd, LL57 2XZ, Wales

    OS Grid Reference

    SH 57308 71325

    Denomination

    Church in Wales

    Year of move

    11th November 2019

    Reason for move

    May 2018: Church reported not in use and future uncertain. The Church in Wales have offered to gift the plaque to the North Wales Railway Circle, subject to obtaining listed building consent for its removal. July 2019: Network Rail have offered to relocate the memorial to Bangor Station.

    Components

    Tablet

    Width: 427mm

    Depth: 914mm


    Made from: Marble - Black


    Condition: Good


    • BBC News, 'Bangor rail workers' war memorial is offered new home': https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-49157278
    • Daily Post: https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/bangor-railway-station-could-honour-16669451
    • Proposal: Ail-leoli cofeb rhyfel rheilffordd o Eglwys Dewi Sant i orsaf drenau Bangor / Re-location of railway war memorial from Eglwys Dewi Sant to Bangor railway station: https://diogel.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/swiftlg/apas/run/WPHAPPDETAIL.DisplayUrl?theApnID=C19/0690/11/CR&backURL=Search Criteria > Search Criteria'>Search Results Planning Application Reference Number: C19/0690/11/CR
    • Application for Listed Building Consent for removal and relocation of the Railwaymen War Memorial from St David’s Church to Bangor Railway Station: https://diogel.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/swiftlg/imagetemp/52137-417902.pdf
    • Some Bangor Railwaymen - and WW1: Gwreiddiau Gwynedd Roots Hydref/Gaeaf - Autumn/Winter, Cyfrol/Volume 2 - 2019, Rhif/Number 77, p. 53.
    • Gwynedd Archaeological Trust: https://archwilio.org.uk/arch/query/page.php?watprn=GAT71571