WWI & WWII Memorial, Sea Front, Mumbles Road, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales, UK - Non-Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

A combined WW1 and WW2 memorial on the simple gardens that are between Mumbles road and the beach.

It stands with the dates of the two great wars on it:-

1914-1918
1939-1945

Also on the north side is the latin phrase:-

PRO DEO REGE
ET
PATRIA

A nearby laid stone reads:-

This memorial was unveiled by
Admiral of the fleet
Sir F.C Doveton Sturbee Bart
(some titles that are hard to make out)
On the Twenty first day of May 1923

This would mean this memorial was originally a first world war memorial but after the second world war was incorporated as a combined memorial.

Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): WW1 WW2 In Honor Of: The Honoured Dead from Army, Navy and RAF. Marker Text: It stands with the dates of the two great wars on it:- 1914-1918 1939-1945 Also on the north side is the latin phrase:- PRO DEO REGE ET PATRIA A nearby laid stone reads:- This memorial was unveiled by Admiral of the fleet Sir F.C Doveton Sturbee Bart (some titles that are hard to make out) On the Twenty first day of May 1923 Date of dedication: 1923 Who Put it Here?: Swansea People Description of Memorial: A tall white sandstone pillar with a coat of arms at the top, and some shaping of the tip area. It is set in a circular walled area with four entrances around it.

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