Bridgend War Memorial - Bridgend, Wales.
N 51° 30.411 W 003° 34.777
30U E 459773 N 5706350
Bridgend War Memorial - Dedicated on Armistice Day in 1921. Showing the names of the 128 lost souls from the area in the 1914-1918 War. The now combined War memorial, features a sculpture of Britannia. Located in Bridgend, South Wales.
Waymark Code: WMTFZJ
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/19/2016
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The 30 feet tall Monument now serves as a non specific combined War Memorial, honouring the deceased from the following Wars, & Conflicts.
First World War (1914-1918)
Second World War (1939-1945)
Malayan Emergency (1948-1960)
Falklands Conflict (1982)
Iraq War (2003-2011)
Afghanistan (2001-2014)
Description of the monument from the imperial War museum website:
"FIGURE OF BRITANNIA WITH SHEATHED SWORD AND BANNER, ON SQUARE PEDESTAL AND TAPERING OBELISK, ON THREE STEPPED BASE CARVED SHIELDS & FOLIAGE OF PALM TREES & BAYS. EMBLEMS OF VICTORY & SACRIFICE: CROSS SURROUNDED BY CHAPLET OF BAY LEAVES" Text Source:
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 11/11/1921
Private or Public Monument?: Government
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Public subscription, by people of Bridgend & District.
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe
Website for this Monument: [Web Link]
Physical Address of Monument:
TOWN HALL SQUARE, Dunraven Street, Bridgend, Wales. CF31 1JD
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