Memorial

Cowbridge

Overview of the memorial

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Current Location

Town Hall, High Street, Cowbridge, Vale Of Glamorgan, South Glamorgan, CF71 7AD, Wales

SS 99560 74637

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Type of Memorial: Serviceman / Servicewoman
WMR Reference Number: 6679
Description: A life-size figure of a soldier in WW1 uniform, with his head bowed in a mourning pose, and his hands resting on his reversed rifle. The figure stands on a square plinth, which is supported by a column and a base. On the 6 o'clock face of the plinth is a carved laurel wreath.
Inscription: (6 o'clock face): TO THE MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF THIS BOROUGH / WHO VOLUNTEERED FOR ACTIVE SERVICE / AND GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND / COUNTRY IN THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR / 1914 - 1919 / (Names) / PRIVATES / (Names) (3 o'clock face): AND / TO THE MEMORY OF / THOSE OF THIS BOROUGH / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR / 1939 - 1945 / ROYAL NAVY / (Name) / HIS MAJESTY'S ARMY / (Names) / ROYAL AIR FORCE / (Names) / MERCHANT NAVY / (Name) (12 o'clock face): TO THE MEMORY OF/ THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ 1914-1919/ (names) (9 o'clock face): AND/ THOSE WHO HAVE/ GIVEN THEIR LIVES/ SINCE 1945/ (name)

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 35
Died: 35
Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, regiment.
Order of names: Listed mainly in descending order of rank
Additional Information: Six WW1 names have been added since the memorial was first erected

Costs: £320
Maintenance History: In 2017 the names of five further WW1 casualties were added to the memorial (Frank Lewis, William Howell, Edmund Thomas, Thomas Thomas and Rowland Parry Thomas). The Remembrance Day service at the memorial on 11/11/2017 included a 'dedication to those who gave their lives'. In 2013 the memorial was dismantled and reconstructed following concerns about its structural stability. The War Memorials Trust (WMT) offered a grant of £2,290 towards this remedial work (WMT Grant Reference Number: WM2758). The name of a further WW1 casualty (Benjamin Hayward R.N.) was added to the memorial at that time./ The memorial was unveiled and dedicated on 18/5/1921.