Welsh National War Memorial facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Welsh National War Memorial |
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| Cardiff Council | |
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| For Welsh soldiers who fought in World War I and World War II |
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| Established | 12 June 1928 |
| Location | near
Cardiff city centre
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| Designed by | Sir Ninian Comper |
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Outer frieze
I FEIBION CYMRU A RODDES EU BYWYD DROS EU GWLAD YN RHYFEL MCMXIV–MCMXVIII (To the sons of Wales who gave their lives for their country in the war of 1914–1918) Inner frieze REMEMBER HERE IN PEACE THOSE WHO IN TUMULT OF WAR BY SEA, ON LAND, IN AIR, FOR US AND FOR OUR VICTORY ENDURETH UNTO DEATH Above figures IN HOC SIGNO VINCES |
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The Welsh National War Memorial (Welsh: Cofeb ryfel Cenedlaethol Cymru) is in Alexandra Gardens, Cathays Park, Cardiff. The memorial commemorates the servicemen who died during the First World War and has a commemorative plaque for those who died during the Second World War, added in 1949.
Images for kids
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Victory on top the central stone pylon
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