
CAERNARFON
WAR MEMORIAL
World War 1 & 2 - Detailed information
Compiled
and copyright © Martin Edwards 2004
The
memorial is to be found in Castle Square, Caernarfon (Caernarvon), Arfon,
Gwynedd. It takes the form of a tall cenotaph surmounted by rampant
Welsh Dragon; the memorial is set in a paved area, surrounded by concrete
posts with a metal chain, and coats of arms, are depicted in relief,
surmount inscriptions on all faces with an inset relief of a cross on
each face towards top; the ames re in relief on four plaques, mounted
on each face and the World War 1 dedicatory inscription is on a plaque
that surmounts the names plaque onthe 6 o'clock face, with the World
War 2 dedication on the reverse face. The memorial was deicated by the
Reverend John Morgan M.A. and unveiled by Mayor A. H. Richards 12 November
1922.
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Photograph
Copyright © Janice Pedder 2004 (above)
and from an old postacrd Castle Square & the memorial
Photographs
Copyright © Martin Edwards 2013 (below)
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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
1914-1918
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
1939-1945
No
transcription available at present
Last
updated
4 December, 2019
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