Victory Monument - Llanbradach, Wales.
N 51° 36.370 W 003° 13.836
30U E 484030 N 5717261
A female figure representing Victory stands atop the combined 1914-1918 & 1939-1945 War Memorial in the small Welsh village of Llanbradach, South Wales.
Waymark Code: WMMH42
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/21/2014
Views: 3
A robed female figure, with her right arm raised and pointing to the sky. In her left hands she holds a sword. The sculpture represents Victory and stands proudly atop the Llanbradach War Memorial.
The Inscription on the memorial reads as shown below:
"BETTER DEATH THAN DISHONOUR/ TO THE IMMORTAL MEMORY/ OF THE GALLANT MEN OF/ LLANBRADACH/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/ FOR THE EMPIRE/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ (NAMES)/ GWELL ANGAU NA/ GHYWILYDD/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND THE IMMORTAL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF/ LLANBRADACH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WORLD WAR 2ND/A.D. 1939-1945/ THEY GAVE THAT WE MAY LIVE FREE MEN./ (NAMES)"
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Llanbradach War Memorial.
Figure Type: Human
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Unknown.
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1/1/1921
Materials used: Stone
Location: The memorial stands alongside the B4521, main road through the Village.
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