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War Memorial - Cofeb rhyfel

artist unknown
1922

Description

Cenotaph surmounted with a rampant Welsh dragon. On each face a shield and tablets with names of the fallen:

north face: 1914 1918 with a shield with a dragon, a tablet with text

Y RHYFEL MAWR CYNTAF
arwyddlun serch ac edmygedd caernarfon
i gofio'r dewrion a aberthodd eu bywydau
dros eu gwlad a'r brenin
ar dir, ar fôr, ac yn yr awyr

THE FIRST GREAT WAR
Emblem of love and admiration of Caernarfon
to remember the valiant who sacrificed their lives
for their country and king
on land, sea, and air

south face: 1939 1945 with a shield with a dragon, a tablet with text

YR AIL RYFEL MAWR
arwyddlun serch ac edmygedd caernarfon
i gofio'r dewrion a aberthodd eu bywydau
dros eu gwlad a'r brenin
ar dir, ar fôr, ac yn yr awyr

THE SECOND GREAT WAR
Emblem of love and admiration of Caernarfon
to remember the valiant who sacrificed their lives
for their country and king
on land, sea, and air

east and west faces: Shield with seal of Caernarvon (s. comvnitatis ville d. karnarvan) with the coat of arms of Edward II as Prince of Wales (he was born at Caernarvon Castle and the first English prince to hold the title Prince of Wales); and tablets with names of the fallen in the First World War.

Annotation

Unveiled 12 November 1922.

Memorial - list of names

We have photos of the list(s) of the names on this memorial. Contact us if you want to see these lists. (contact form)

Sculptor

Unknown artist. Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know.

Sources & Information

United Kingdom National Inventory of War Memorials, UKNIWM.
British Listed Buildings, Listed buildings in Wales.

Locatie (N 53°8'21" - W 4°16'27") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbwa126; Photograph: 30 July 2012
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