St Clears

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Reference WMO/116317

Address:

Pentre Road Bridge

St Clears

SA33 4AA

Wales

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Roadside
Description: Wheel cross
Materials:
  • Stone Stone (any)
Lettering: Painted
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: The memorial is sited on the bridge over Afon Cynin. Wheel cross on a tapering column surmounting layered plinth. Shaft of cross bears Celtic-style carving and dates of WW1. Plinth bears names and inscription. Memorial has a small flower vase next to it and is surrounded by chain fence. Additional tablet for WW2 evacuees with incised lettering. Cairn of rough-hewn stones supports tablet from behind.
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On the cross: 1914/ 1919/ ERECTED/ BY THE INHABITANTS OF ST CLEARS AND DISTRICT/ TO MARK THEIR GRATEFUL APPRECIATION OF/ THE SERVICES RENDERED BY THEIR YOUNG MEN/ IN THE GREAT WAR, AND TO PERPETUATE/ THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THOSE OF THEM/ WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE. VIZ./ (Names)/ "GARIAD MWY NA HWN NID OES, SEF FOD I/ UN RODDI EI EINIOES DROS EI GYFEILLION"/ 1939- 1945/ (Names) On the flower vase next to the cross: IN SACRED MEMORY/ ST CLEAR'S BRANCH/ BRITISH LEGION/ 11. NOV. 1950. On additional stone next to cross: WORLD WAR II EVACUATION/ TO THE KIND PEOPLE OF ST CLEARS,/ WHO ON THE 23RD JUNE 1940, WELCOMED/ INTO THEIR HOMES AND LOVINGLY CARED/ FOR 168 LONDON SCHOOL CHILDREN WITH/ 24 TEACHERS AND HELPERS RE-EVACUATED/ FROM SUSSEX AND BELONGING MAINLY TO/ ALBION STREET SCHOOL, ROTHERHITHE,/ AN AREA DEVASTATED BY BOMBING IN/ THE LONDON DOCKLANDS./ PRESENTED FORMER EVACUEES FROM LONDON AND OTHER AREAS 50 YEARS/ LATER, WHO REMEMBERED WITH LIFELONG/ THANKS, FRIENDSHIP AND GRATITUDE/ GYDA LLAWER O DDIOLCH AM BOB/ CAREDIGRWYDD./ 1990

1914 – 1918 L. Cunnick, JT. Davies, AW. Evans, Griffiths, WEG. Howells, T. Husband, W. James, D Jones JC. Lewis, J. Morgan, WH. Owell, JL. Phillips, E Rees JT. Rees, D. Saer, D. Salmon, E. Salmon, BG. Thomas,DR. Thomas, HS. Thomas, J. Thomas, WJ. Thomas, W. Tucker, E. White, G. Williams, H. Williams, 1939 – 1945 G. Bowen, EL. Howells, JL. James, C. Jenkins, WA. Lewis, H. Phillips, G Morris

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