"This war memorial consists of a life sized marble figure, approximately 2 metres in height, of a soldier in cap with his head bowed and hands resting on his reversed rifle in a mourning pose. The base, column and plinth are constructed of limestone and the inscriptions carved into the base are dedicated to the men of Cowbridge who lost their lives fighting in World War I, World War II and subsequent conflicts. The memorial stands outside Cowbridge Town Hall." Text Source: This war memorial consists of a life sized marble figure, approximately 2 metres in height, of a soldier in cap with his head bowed and hands resting on his reversed rifle in a mourning pose. The base, column and plinth are constructed of limestone and the inscriptions carved into the base are dedicated to the men of Cowbridge who lost their lives fighting in World War I, World War II and subsequest conflicts. The memorial stands outside Cowbridge Town Hall. Text Source: (
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Inscription below from the memorial:
On the face towards the road the inscription reads:
"To the memory of
the men of this borough
who volunteered for active service
and gave their lives for King and
Country in the great European war
1914 – 1919
and the names of the soldiers are inscribed below this.
On the opposite face there is the inscription
And
to the memory of
those of this borough
who gave their lives
in the Second World War
1939 – 1945
and again, the names are listed below the inscription.
The names from the First World War are
Lieut. T.E.H. Torney, 3rd Welsh Regiment
2nd Lieut. M.J. Marsden, M.G.C.
2nd Lieut. W.H.O. Moynan, S.W.B.
2nd Lieut. W.D. Owen, 4th Welsh Reg.
2nd Lieut. Joshua W. Payne, D.L.I.
Sergt. Cecil Chard, 4th South Stafd
Sergt. David Fitzgerald, S.W.B.
Sergt. Fred C. Lord, Gren. Guards
Sergt. Arthur Stockwood, Rif. Brig.
Corp. William Burley, 15th Welsh Reg.
Lanc. Corp. A.W.Jones, 5th Welsh
Lanc. Corp. Ronald Wall, Nthbd Fus.
Privates
William Archer, R.W.F
David Robert Bond, R.F.A
Bassett J. Davies, 10th Welsh Reg.
Albert Gibbs, 16th Welsh Reg.
Arthur Gibbs, Loyal North Lancs
William Eton Lane, S.W.B
Charles Lewis, Tanks Corps
Arthur Miles, 1st Mon. Reg.
Richard Morgan, Austn I.F.
Alexander Pates, 2nd Welsh Reg.
David R. Spencer, Mer. Mar.
William Trew, 1st Leicester Reg.
William Willment, Royal Sussex
Herbert Williams, 12th Glos. Reg.
Ralph S. Goulden, R.G.A.
Lanc. Corp. S. Hayward, 14th R.W.F.
The name of Stoker Benjamin Hayward R.N. has now been added at the bottom
From the Second World War those listed are
Royal Navy
Petty Officer David Morgan John
His Majesty’s Army
Lieut. John David Gwyn, Welsh Reg.
Lieut. George Thomas J. Pratt, Royal Fus.
Pte. Percival Mervyn Seviour Welsh Reg.
Pte. Emlyn Williams R.A.O.C.
Royal Air Force
Pilot Officer David Roy Watts
Sergt. Maynard H. Burston
Sergt. Gerald V. Payne
Merchant Navy
Chief Engineer Thomas J. Richards
The stories of many of the men commemorated can be uncovered.
Men who fell in several of the well known battles of the First World War are commemorated at Cowbridge." Text from the monument.