Newport Cenotaph - Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales.
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Newport Cenotaph - Featuring gilded wreaths on front & opposing face. Now a combined War Memorial, WW1, WW2 & All Conflicts since 1945. Located on a busy road junction, near the town center of Newport, Monmouthshire, (Former Gwent) South Wales.
Waymark Code: WMTFRF
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/18/2016
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The Cenotaph was unveiled on 7th June 1923.
Constructed of Portland stone, standing on granite steps, decorated with gilded wreath reliefs.

The memorial now honours First World War (1914-1918) Second World War (1939-1945) & All Men & Women who have lost their lives in conflicts since 1945.

The memorial is located at a busy junction formed by three roads, at the junction of Clarence Place, Caerleon Road, & Chepstow Road, in front of a remembrance garden.

The inscriptions are in English & Welsh:

"12 O'CLOCK FACE: 1914 - 1918/ 1939 - 1945/ THEIR/ MEMORY/ ENDURETH/ FOR EVER 3 O'CLOCK FACE: I'N DEWRION/ EU HENWAU'N PERAROGLI SYDD (ENGLISH TRANSLATION: TO OUR BRAVE ONES FRAGRANT ARE THEIR NAMES) 6 O'CLOCK: 1914 - 1918/ 1939 - 1945/ TO OUR/ HEROIC/ DEAD 9 O'CLOCK FACE: FOR ALL THOSE MEN AND WOMEN/ WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES/ IN CONFLICT SINCE 1945"

Website for this Monument: (visit link)

Physical Address of Monument:
Junction of Clarence Place, Caerleon Road & Chepstow Road.
Newport, Gwent, Wales.
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial

Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
First World War (1914-1918) Second World War (1939-1945) & All Men & Women who have lost their lives in conflicts since 1945.

In Honor Of: OUR/ HEROIC/ DEAD - ALL THOSE MEN AND WOMEN/ WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES/ IN CONFLICT

Marker Text:
12 O'CLOCK FACE: 1914 - 1918/ 1939 - 1945/ THEIR/ MEMORY/ ENDURETH/ FOR EVER 3 O'CLOCK FACE: I'N DEWRION/ EU HENWAU'N PERAROGLI SYDD (ENGLISH TRANSLATION: TO OUR BRAVE ONES FRAGRANT ARE THEIR NAMES) 6 O'CLOCK: 1914 - 1918/ 1939 - 1945/ TO OUR/ HEROIC/ DEAD 9 O'CLOCK FACE: FOR ALL THOSE MEN AND WOMEN/ WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES/ IN CONFLICT SINCE 1945

Date of dedication: 7th June 1923.

Who Put it Here?: Public subscription by the people of Newport, South Wales.

Description of Memorial:
The principle & largest War Memorial in Newport, one of 240 War Memorials in the Town.

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