- Type of Memorial
- Stone of remembrance
- WMR Reference Number
- 60559
- Description
- Stone of remembrance set on a plinth and two steps. On each side of the plinth are black tablets, with lettering in white. 12 o'clock face has a map of the Falkland Islands with poppies.
- Inscription
- 12 o'clock face: FALKLANDS CONFLICT 1982
6 o'clock face: ON 2nd APRIL 1982 THE FALKLANDS ISLANDS WERE INVADED AND OCCUPIED BY ARGENTINE FORCES./ A BRITISH TASK FORCE WAS ASSEMBLED AND DISPATCHED TO THE SOUTH ATLANTIC/ WITH THE MISSION TO RESTORE THE ISLANDS TO BRITISH SOVEREIGNTY. ON 14th JUNE 1982 THE ISLANDS/ WERE LIBERATED WITH THE LOSS OF 255 SAILORS, SOLDIERS AND AIRMEN, AND 3 CIVILIAN ISLANDERS.
9 o'clock face: ROYAL NAVY/ HMS COVENTRY/ (Names) HMS ARDENT/ (Names)/ HMS SHEFFIELD/ (Names)/ HMS HERMES/ (Names)/ HMS GLAMORGAN/ (Names)/ HMS FEARLESS/ (Names)/ (Names)/ HMS ARGONAUT/ (Names)/ HMS ANTELOPE/ (Names)/ ADLANTIC CONVEYOR/ (Names)/ HMS INVINCIBLE/ (Names)/ ROYAL MARINES/ (Names)
3 o'clock face: ARMY/ WELSH GUARDS/ (Names)/ SCOTS GUARDS/ (Names)/ 2 PARA/ (Names)/ 3 PARA/ (Names)/ ROYAL SIGNALS/ (Names)/ ROYAL ENGINEERS/ (Names)/ ROYAL FLEET AUXILIARY/ (Names)/ RFA SIR GALAHAD/ (Names) ARMY AIR CORPS/ (Names)/ MERCHANT NAVY/ ADLANTIC CONVEYOR/ (Names)/ ROYAL ELECTRICAL AND/ MECHANICAL ENGINEERS/ (Names)/ ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS/ (Names)/ ARMY CATERING CORPS/ (Names)/ GURKA RIFLES/ (Names) RAF & OTHERS/ ROYAL AIR FORCE/ (Name)/ CHINESE/ (Names)/ FALKLAND CIVILIANS/ (Names)
Plaque on steps: THIS MEMORIAL WAS BUILT BY DONATIONS;/ THOSE NAMED BELOW WERE MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS-/ ELGAN AND STEFFAN JONES BRECON/ 1st BATTALION WELSH GUARDS/ CHANAI OPERANTA ON BEHALF OF THE LATE/ JUNE GONZALES RIP/ BILLY BAYNHAM COMRADES REMEMBERED/ STEPHEN HAWKSHAW CHAIRMAN, SOUTHPORT/ FALKLANDS 25 COMMITTEE/ CHORLEY ROYAL BRITISH LEGION/ LT CDR ALI SPRAY RD RNR HMS VIVID/ S. LLEWELLYN, FAMILY AND FRIENDS/ CLLR JOYCE CASS MAYOR, RHONDDA CYON TAFF/ KENNY, JUDY AND JAMIE DAWKINS/ AND BY THE KINDNESS AND SUPPORT OF MANY OTHERS
AR 2ail EBRILL 1982 GORESGYNNWYD YNYSOEDD FALKLAND GAN FYDDIN YR ARIANNIN./ FFURFIWYD TASGLU PRYDEINIG AC FE'I HANFONWYD I GEFNFOR DE'R IWERYDD/ GYDA'R NOD O ADFER YR YNYSOEDD I SOFRANIAETH PRYDAIN. AR 14eg MEHEFIN 1982 RHYDDHAWYD YR YNYSOEDD/ GAN GOLLI 225 0 FORWYR, MILWYR AC AELODAU O'R LLU AWYR, A 3 DINESYDD O'R YNYSOEDD/
THE ROCK WHICH STANDS ON THIS MEMORIAL IS A GIFT TO WALES FROM THE PEOPLE OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS./ IT HAS TRAVELLED 8,000 MILES FROM THE BATTLEFIELD OF Mt HARRIET AND STANDS IN HONOUR/ OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE NAME OF FREEDOM.
MAE'R GARREG SY'N SEFYLL AR Y GOFEB HON YN ANRHEG I GYMRU GAN BOBL YNYSOEDD FALKLAND./ TEITHIOOD 8,000 O FILLTIROEDD O FAES Y GAD AR FYNYDD HARRIET/ AC MAE'N SEFYLL I ANRHYDEDDU'R RHEINI A RODDODD EU BYWYDAU YN ENW RHYDDID.