Memorial

Pencader

Overview of the memorial

Source: Copyright Huw Davies

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Current Location

Station Street, Pencader, Carmarthen, Dyfed, SA39 9ES, Wales

SN 44548 36023

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Type of Memorial: Serviceman / Servicewoman
WMR Reference Number: 6984
Description: Statue of a soldier leaning on a tree stump holding a rifle, and surmounting a square plinth with stepped base. The lettering is in gold and the whole is surrounded by posts and railings.
Inscription: 6 o'clock face: CYFLWYNYD/ GAN/ DRIGOLION YR ARDAL/ ER COF ANNWYL/ AM/ DDEWRION Y PLWYF HWN/ A SYRTHIODD YN Y/ RHYFEL MAWR/ 1914 - 1918/ "EU HABERTH NID A HEIBIO" (Translation: DEDICATED/ BY/ INHABITANTS OF THIS DISTRICT/ IN LOVING MEMORY/ OF/ THE BRAVE OF THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ "THEIR SACRIFICE IS NOT FORGOTTEN") 9 o'clock face: FELL IN ACTION/ (Names)/ "DROS RHYDDID COLLASANT EU GWAED" (TRANS: FOR THE SAKE OF PEACE THEY LOST THEIR LIVES) 12 o'clock face: HEFYD YN/ RHYFEL MAWR/ 1939 - 1945/ SYRTHIODD/ (Names)/ "YN ANGHOF NI CAENT FOD" (Translation: ALSO IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1939 - 1945/ FELL/ (Names)/ THEY WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN) 3 o'clock face: DIED FROM THE EFFECTS/ OF THE WAR/ (Names)/ "WEDI CUR Y DDAW CORON" (Translation: AFTER THE PAIN COMES THE CROWN)

Unveiled

11 November 1922

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