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Builth Wells
Town or City: Builth Wells
County: Powys
Country: Wales
WMT Reference Number: WM204
Value of grant: £75.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Adding and/or correcting inscriptions/names
Grant scheme: Small Grants Scheme
Year: 2005
UKNIWM reference number: 6837
The Builth Wells war memorial cross around which stand four figures: a soldier, a sailor, an airman and a merchant seaman. Bronze plaques attached to the plinth carry names and inscriptions. The memorial stands in the cricket field, a park close to the River Wye on Church Street.
In 2005 it was identified that the name of Pte Glasscodine was missing from the memorial. War Memorials Trust donated £75.00 towards the addition of the name.
The memorial was unveiled on 10 July 1924 by Lord Glanulsk. It remembers the fallen of both World Wars.
The inscription on the memorial reads:
In honoured memory of the men of the parishes of Builth Wells and Llanddewir Cwm who laid down their lives in the Great War 1914 - 1918.
True love by life
True love by death - is tried;
Live thou for England
we for England died
These also paid the supreme sacrifice 1939 – 1945
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM204
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 6837
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
