Roll of Honour Plaques 1939-1945 - Aberbargoed, Wales.
N 51° 41.590 W 003° 13.418
30U E 484542 N 5726935
Two brass plaques displayed on the pillars of Aberbargoed War Memorial Gates, list the names of the Men lost in the 1939 to 1945 War. The Gates & Gardens are located on Commercial Street, Aberbargoed, In the Rhymney Valley, South Wales.
Waymark Code: WMQ8H6
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/09/2016
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The two plaques featured in this waymark do not get a mention in the official Imperial War Museum web site.
This Waymark may be the only internet source of reference for this Roll of Honour for the men that gave their lives for freedom & their Country.
The plaques listing the names are shown in the photo gallery listing of this Waymark,
Description; from the Imperial War Museum database;
"DOUBLE VEHICLE GATE AND ADJACENT SINGLE PEDESTRIAN GATE. NAMES APPEAR ON EACH OF THE THREE POSTS, WITH MAIN INSCRIPTION ON THE GATES THEMSELVES WREATH AT THE TOP OF EACH POST; OVAL GILDED PANELS ON VEHICLE GATES WITH INSCRIPTION. ADDITIONAL PANEL TO "THE MAN WHO NEVER WAS" ADDED IN NOVEMBER 1997.
Inscription;
IN GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THOSE/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ ROLL OF HONOUR/(NAMES) (ADDITIONAL PLAQUE): "Y DYN NA FU ERIOED"/ I GYDNABOD GWASANAETHAU/ I'R/ YMDRECH RHYFEL GYNGHREIRIOL/ GAN/ GLYNDWR MICHAEL/ O ABERBARGOED/ 4 CHWEFROR 1909 - 24 EBRILL 1943/ "THE MAN WHO NEVER WAS"/ IN RECOGNITION OF SERVICES/ TO THE ALLIED WAR EFFORT/ BY/ GLYNDWR MICHAEL/ OF ABERBARGOED/ 4 FEBRUARY 1909 - 24 APRIL 1943" Text Source; (
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There is reference to Aberbargoed War memorial, World War II plaques but again no details: (
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