NANTYMOEL WAR MEMORIAL SHELTER

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Reference WMO/303244

Address:

Junction of A4061 Bwlch-y-Clawdd Road

Nantymoel

Bridgend

CF32 7ND

Wales

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Roadside
Description: Shelter
Materials:
  • Metal Bronze
Lettering: Inscribed on a plaque
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: Brick shelter with two rectangular, with segmental top, bronze dedicatory plaques mounted onto the masonry. The borders of the plaques incorporate both the Leek and the Daffodil. There is also a white marble tablet in the right hand corner. The original War Memorial, containing one World War OneMemorial Tablet to 80 men from Nantymoel was contstructed in 1925/26 as part of the Nantymoel Boys Club and Memorial Shelter, with a grant in 1923 from the Miners Welfare Fund of £3,000. The memorial Tablet was dedicated during the Official Openoing of the memorial Hall on the 22nd April 1927. On Friday 18th December 1931, HRH Prince George laid a memorial Wreth on the memorial tablet. In 1953 a new Memorial Shelter was built by the Nantymoel Recreation Association in the current form we see today. A Dedication Service took place on Sunday 9th November 1953. The second Memorial Tablet, in the style of the first 1927 Tablet was erected by public Subscription by the residemts of Nantymoel and publically dedicated on Saturday 8th November 1958, the Tablet being unveiled by two members of Nantymoel Boys Club, Peter John Gibson and James Luff.
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World War One (Officially Dedicated 22nd April 1927): Ball, David Alfred, Corporal, "A" Coy. 13th Bn., King`s Royal Rifle Corps, 12 Sep 1918 Bateman, Charles, Private, 13th Bn., Welch Regiment, 10 Jul 1916 Beck, G. Royal Welsh Fusiliers Bishop, W, Monmouth Boobyer, Arthur Worthy, Private, 2nd/5th Lancashire Fusiliers, 20 Sep 1917 Charles, Reginald, Company Sergeant Major, 16th Bn., Welch Regiment, 13 Aug 1917 Clark, John, Sergeant, 1st/5th Bn., Welch Regiment, 26 Mar 1917 Copner, W.E., Driver, "A" Bty. 119th Bde., Royal Field Artillery, 17 Apr 1918 Cornelius, John, Private, 9th Bn., Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), 25 Sep 1915 Cross, William, Private 13th Bn., Welch Regiment, 10 Jul 1916 Culliford, P.J., Royal Welsh Fusiliers Darby, George, Private 2nd Bn., York & Lancaster Regiment, 09 Aug 1915 Davies, Phillip Edward, Private 18th Bn., Welch Regiment, 30 Dec 1916 Davies, Thomas David, Private, 20th Bn., Royal Fusiliers (enlisted in 21st (Public Schools) Bn in 1914), 23 Jul 1916 Davies, William Ralph, Private, 6th Bn., Welch Regiment, 06 Oct 1915 Davies, G, R.F.A. Davies, T, Royal Welsh Fusiliers Davies VC, James Llewellyn, Corporal, "C" Coy. 13th Bn., Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 31 Jul 1917 Evans B.A., Richard Parry, 2nd Lt., 1st Bn., Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 14 May 1917 George, Robert, Private, 9th Bn, Welsh Regiment, 24 Mar 1918 Goode, Vaughan George, Private, 1st Bn., Welsh Guards, 16 Sep 1916 Griffiths, H, Welch Regiment Harris, Trevor, Lance Corporal, 13th Bn., Welch Regiment, 14 May 1917 Hole, William George, Private, 1st Bn., South Wales Borderers, 25 Jan 1915 Hopkins, R.A., Private, 11th Bn., Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 18 Sep 1918 Howells, A, Welch Regiment? Howells, H, Welch Regiment? James, W.J., R.F.A. Jenkins, Edgar, Rifleman, 18th Bn., London Regiment (London Irish Rifles), 23 Aug 1918 Jones, William Serjeant, 9th Bn Welsh Regiment?, 03 Jul 1916 Jones, James Private, 9th Bn Welsh Regiment, 25 Sep 1915 Jones, E.R, Royal Welsh Fusiliers Jones, W, Royal Welsh Fusiliers Jones, Walter J., Private, 9th Bn Welsh Regiment, 22 Aug 1916 Jones, S.B., Welch Regiment Jones, Glbert.J., 13th Bn., Welch Regiment, 05 Sep 1918 Lloyd, P, S.A.L.I. McDonnell, Stewart Alfred, Private, 14th Bn., Welch Regiment, 04 Sep 1918 Morgans, W.E, Private, 1st Bn., Honorable Artillery Company, 13 Nov 1916 Newell, William, Private, 9th Bn., Devonshire Regiment, 01 Jul 1916 Petty, Sidney Daniel, Private, 2nd Bn., Welch Regiment, 22 Dec 1914 Pope, Harold, Private, 13th Bn., Welch Regiment, 08 Oct 1918 Pritchard, Hugh, Rifleman, 1st Bn., Monmouthshire Regiment, 27 Oct 1917 Richards, D.J., Pioneer, 312th Road Construction Coy., Royal Engineers, 12 Jun 1919 Richards, Edward, Sergeant, 13th Bn., Gloucestshire Regiment, 01 Sep 1916 Richards, William H., Private, 9th Bn., Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 28 Jul 1916 Richards, E, Gloucestshire Regiment Roberts, Thomas John, Private, 9th Bn., Welsh Regiment, 07 Jun 1917 Scourfield, David John, Corporal, 9th Bn., Welsh Regiment, 15 Sep 1918 Scourlock, E. G. Private, 1st Bn. South Wales Borderers Stanton, Alfred, Private, 8th Bn., Somerset Light Infantry, 4 Oct 1917 Taylor, E, Middlesex Thomas, Harry, Private, 14th Bn, Welch Regiment, 20 Oct 1918 Watts, Henry William, Private, 18th Bn, Welch Regiment, 22 Jun 1916 Weech, J., Lance Corporal, 16th Bm., King`s Royal Rifle Corps, 24 Feb 1918 Williams, M, Yorks & Lancs Williams, Edgar Bryn, Private, 8th Bn., Welch Regiment, 31 May 1916 World War Two Names: Bishop, Francis John, Private, "150 Coy., Pioneer Corps", 13 Sep 1943 Brown, Aubrey Barrington, Able Seaman, "HMS Lapwing, Royal Navy", 20 Mar 1945 Castle, Ernest Alfred, Seaman, "H.M.S. Van Meerlant, Royal Naval Patrol Service", 04 Jun 1941 Crocker, William Ronald, Private, "8th Btn., Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regt.)", 21 Feb 1945 Darby, Peter George, Able Seaman, H.M.S. President III (Lost in S.S. Egholm), 25 Feb 1945 Davies, Douglas Haig, Private, "2nd Btn., Essex Regt.", 02 Oct 1944 Davies, Evan Rhysto, Trooper, "162nd (9th Bn), Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment", 11 Mar 1943 Davies, John, Leading Aircraftman, "245 Sqdn, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve", 30 Oct 1942 Edwards, William John, Able Seaman, "H.M.S. President III, Royal Navy", 23 Apr 1945 Evans, David Wynne, Sergeant, "620 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve", 18 Jun 1944 George, Evan Idloes, Leading Stoker, "H.M.S. Exeter, Royal Navy", 13 Dec 1939 Griffiths, H., Royal Artillery Griffiths, Ronald Richard, Able Seaman, "H.M.S. Northney, Royal Navy", 03 Sep 1943 Harvey, Norman Albert, Private, "2nd Bn., Monmouthshire Regiment", 14 Aug 1944 Hopkin, Alwyn John, Guardsman, "1st Bn., Welsh Guards", 16 Feb 1945 Hughes, Henry James, Leading Supply Assistant, "H.M.S. Gloucester, Royal Navy", 22 May 1941 Hughes, Ivor, Petty Officer Sick Berth, "H.M.S. Charybdis, Royal Navy", 23 Oct 1943 James, Daniel Alclfryn, Private, "1st Bn., Welsh Regiment", 21 Apr 1945 Jones, David Henry, Aircraftman 1st Class, "210 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve", 02 Sep 1940 Jones, E.M., Welsh Regiment Jones, E., Royal Air Force Jones, Harold Frederick, Flying Officer, "Air Gnr. 622 Sqdn., Royal Air Force", 06 Nov 1944 Jones, Ivor Charles, Gunner, "104 (The Essex Yeomanry) Regt., Royal Horse Artillery", 27 Jul 1942 Jones, Joseph W., Gunner,Royal Artillery, 29 Nov 1943 Jones, Robert, Petty Officer Stoker, "H.M.S. Jupiter, Royal Navy", 27 Feb 1942 Jones, Selwyn, Leading Aircraftman, Royal Air Force, 26 Jul 1940 Keast, W., South Wales Borderers Lee, Luther Llewellyn, Private, Royal Army Service Corps, 24 Nov 1943 Lewis, Robert Edward Haydew, Private, "1/7th Bn., The Queens`s Royal Regt (West Surrey)", 22 Aug 1944 Lloyd, Phillip Norman, Sergeant, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 29 Oct 1941 Luff, Frederick Martin, Petty Officer Steward, "H.M.S. Dulverton, Royal Navy", 13 Nov 1943 Mitchell, Lewis James, Driver, "21 Tank Transporter Coy., Royal Army Service Corps", 24 Jun 1944 Moses, Byron,Marine, No. 41 Royal Marine Commando, 05 Nov 1944 Perks, Howell James, Private, "7th Bn., Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry", 12 Nov 1943 Phillips, William James, Private, "1st Bn., Dorsetshire Regiment", 01 Aug 1944 Roberts, Thomas Idwal, Sergeant, "202 Sqdn., Royal Air Force", 21 Jan 1942 Seaborne, William Joseph Ronald, "Stoker, 1st Class", H.M. Submarine Simoom, 19 Nov 1943 Thomas, Arthur John, Private, "2nd Bn., Worcestshire Regiment", 07 Jan 1945 Thomas, Evan John,Leading Aircraftman, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 29 Sep 1942 Thomas, R., Welch Regiment Webber, Robert Arwyn, Corporal,Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 27 Sep 1945 Williams, Ivor, Aircraftman 1st Class, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 22 Nov 1942 Worner, Henry Charles, Able Seaman, "H.M.S. Glorious, Royal Navy", 09 Jun 1940

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