Llanwrda War Memorial
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Llanwrda War Memorial
Image: © Colin Cheesman Taken: 15 Jun 2019
Standing on the eastern side of the A482 is a humble memorial to the villagers of Llanwrda and surrounding area who lost their lives in the First and Second World Wars. Erected in 1923 it depicts a white marble soldier with rifle reversed on a pedestal of Aberdeen granite. One of a group of similar white marble statues including those at Llangeitho, Llanddewi Brefi, Drefach and Aberbanc in Ceredigion and Dale in Pembrokeshire. The names from 1914-19 are on W face and from 1939-45 on S face and 'Adeiladwyd gan y plwyfoloion' (Built by the parishioners) on N face. In 1999 Cadw listed the monument as Grade II.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.968476
Longitude
-3.874394