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Aberdare in Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
 

Cynon Valley Combined Services Memorial

 
 
Cynon Valley Combined Services Memorial Garden Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler
1. Cynon Valley Combined Services Memorial Garden Marker
Centre Disc
Inscription.
Centre Disc

They shall not grow old,
as we that are left to grow old,
Age shall not weary them,
nor the years condemn,
At the going down of the sun,
and in the morning,
We will remember them.
3rd November 2019

Bench 1

LEST WE FORGET
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
Dedicated to the service personnel of the Cynon Valley who have served their country and died since 1945.
Palestine
Canal Zone
Aden
Oman & Dhofar
Falkland Islands
Gulf War
Iraq
Malaya
Kenya
Radfan
Borneo
Bosnia
Sierra Leone
Korea
Cyprus
Suez
Northern Ireland
Kosovo
Afghanistan.
 
Erected 2019 by Royal Welsh Comrades' Association Aberdare Branch.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, 1st Iraq & Desert StormWar, AfghanistanWar, KoreanWars, Non-US.
 
Location. 51° 42.77′ N, 3° 26.845′ W. Memorial is in Aberdare, Wales, in Rhondda Cynon Taff. It is on High Street (National Road A4233) just north of Victoria Square, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 18 High Street, Aberdare, Wales CF44 7AG, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in South Wales. Globally, it is in the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, on the Celtic Fringe, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within
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walking distance of this marker: James Keir Hardie, MP (within shouting distance of this marker); Aberdare Points of Interest - High Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Aberdare Freemasons (within shouting distance of this marker); Aberdare Green Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Yr Hen Neuadd Farchnad (within shouting distance of this marker); Abraham Matthews (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); James James (Iago ap Ieuan) (about 120 meters away); Aberdare Points of Interest - Monk Street (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Aberdare.
 
More about this memorial. Known as the Cynon Valley Combined Services Memorial Garden
 
Cynon Valley Combined Services Memorial Garden Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 14, 2020
2. Cynon Valley Combined Services Memorial Garden Marker
Bench 1
Cynon Valley Combined Services Memorial Garden Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 14, 2020
3. Cynon Valley Combined Services Memorial Garden Marker
Bench 2 - Falkland Islands dedicated bench.
Cynon Valley Combined Services Memorial Garden Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler
4. Cynon Valley Combined Services Memorial Garden Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 196 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 15, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
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