Newbridge War Memorial - St Fagans - Cardiff, Wales. - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

Newbridge WW1 memorial was Converted to a combined memorial after WW2. The original memorial was erected in in Caetwmpyn Park, in 1936.
However in recent years it became a constant target for
mindless vandal's graffiti and defacement.

"In 1995 it was donated to the St.Fagans-Musem of Welsh Life
near Cardiff, and was rededicated by the
Most Reverend-Alwyn Rice Jones-Archbishop of Wales
on October 19th 1996. "It stands as a memorial to all those men and women
of Wales who gave their lives for their county" Text Source: (visit link)

Inscription

1914 - 1918/ 1939 - 1945/ AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM/ (NAMES)/
(STONE TABLET): CODWYD Y GORGOLOFN HON Y NHRECELYN, SIR FYNWY YN 1936/CYFNWYNWYD HI I AMGUEDFA WERIN CYMRU YN 1995/ATHAIN-GYSEGRU AR 19 HYDREF 1996/GANERAS Y PARCHEDICAF ALWYN RICE-JONES,/ARCHESGOB CYNRU./SAIP FEL COFEB ER HOLL DDYNION A MERCHED O CYMRU/A ROES EUHEINOES DROS EU GWLAD./THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED IN NEWBRIDGE, MONMOUTHSHIRE IN 1936/ IT WAS DONATED TO THE MUSEUM OF WELSH LIFE IN 1995/ AND RE-DEDICATED ON 19 OCTOBER 1996/ BY HIS GRACE THE MOST REVEREND ALWYN RICE JONES/ ARCHBISHOP OF WALES./ IT STANDS AS A MEMORIAL TO ALL THOSE MEN AND WOMEN OF WALES/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY

Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 01/01/1936 Private or Public Monument?: Other Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Public Subscription, By the people of Newbridge Gwent. Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe Website for this Monument: [Web Link] Physical Address of Monument: St Fagans Welsh Folk Museum Cardiff, Glamorgan. Wales. Rate this waymark: Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes

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