St Nicholas - Combined War Memorial - Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
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N 51° 27.632 W 003° 18.631
30U E 478427 N 5701085
1914 - 1918 War - World War II - A combined memorial featuring a stone Celtic Cross, standing on the village green outside the Church of St Nicholas, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales.
Waymark Code: WMG604
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/17/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Norfolk12
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ST NICHOLAS PARISHIONERS - War Memorial.

This memorial commemorates the residents of St. Nicholas who died in the Great War 1914 - 1918. Also the names of those who died in other wars like peace operations are written on the memorial.

The names of those who died in the Second World War were also added to the memorial.

The memorial is a large stone Celtic cross. The memorial is inscribed:
TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF/ MEN FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ AND THOSE WHO DIED IN THE WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)


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Private or Public Monument?: Other

Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Parish of St Nicholasm, public subscription.

Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe

Website for this Monument: [Web Link]

Physical Address of Monument:
St Nicholas Parish Church
Village Green
St Nicholas, Vale of Glamorgan Wales


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