Memorial

Rhayader and District (Abbeycwmhir, Cwmdauddwr, Llanwrthwl, Nantmel, St Harmon)

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Current Location

Town centre cross roads., East Street/West Street, Rhayader, Radnor, Powys, LD6 5DL, Wales

OS Grid Reference

SN 97114 68010

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Composite
WMR Reference Number: 6850
Description: Tower with pavilion roof. Small gothic-arched louvres bears cross. Upper part has tapering tower, clock to each face. Lower part has engaged Doric columns to corners and open pediments containing figures supported on cornices above inscribed panels recording name of the fallen. Figures include soldier (west), winged female figures (peace) and welsh dragon defeating German eagle (east).
Inscription: TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN/ THANKFUL REMEMBRANCE/ OF THE MEN/ FROM THE PARISHES OF/ RHAYADER, ABBEYCWMHIR/ CWMDAUDDWR, LLANWRTHWL/ NANTMEL AND ST HARMON/ WHO FELL IN THE 1ST GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ ALSO IN MEMORY OF/ (Names)/ WHO FELL IN THE 2ND GREAT WAR 1939 - 1945/ GWELL ANGAU NA CHYWILYDD/ THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 88
Died: 88
Information shown: Surname, forename
Order of names: Alphabetically by surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 20
Died: 20
Information shown: Surname, forename
Order of names: Alphabetically by surname

History

Maker(s): Mr Benjamin Lloyd, Sculptor
Mary Ann Lewis, Sponsor
Sponsor Type: public

Ceremonies

Unveiled

18th September 1924

Lord Ormathwaite GCVO

Unveiled

7th November 1948

Reverend T W B Thomas

Rededicated

7th November 1948

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Rhayader and District (Abbeycwmhir, Cwmdauddwr, Llanwrthwl, Nantmel, St Harmon)

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Rhayader and District (Abbeycwmhir, Cwmdauddwr, Llanwrthwl, Nantmel, St Harmon)

Current Location

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