Latitude: 51.6885 / 51°41'18"N
Longitude: -3.3427 / 3°20'33"W
OS Eastings: 307282
OS Northings: 199715
OS Grid: ST072997
Mapcode National: GBR HQ.4V6R
Mapcode Global: VH6D5.0TQG
Plus Code: 9C3RMMQ4+CW
Entry Name: Aberfan War Memorial
Listing Date: 17 February 2003
Last Amended: 17 February 2003
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 80874
ID on this website: 300080874
Location: On rising ground just W of Ynysowen Nursey School.
County: Merthyr Tydfil
Town: Merthyr Tydfil
Community: Merthyr Vale (Ynys-wen)
Community: Merthyr Vale
Locality: Aberfan
Built-Up Area: Aberfan
Traditional County: Glamorgan
Tagged with: War memorial
War memorial to Aberfan dead of 1914-18 war with added plaques for 1939-45 and 1999. Bronze statue of soldier by Havard Thomas 1921.
War memorial of bronze soldier on Portland stone pedestal. Soldier has helmet upraised in one hand, rifle loosely held in other. Pedestal has plinth, tapered shaft with incised inscription and bronze wreath to front, affixed bronze plaque with names to rear. Added plaque to right side with names from 1939-45, added plaque to left with 1999 name from Bosnia.
Included for its special interest as a distinctive war memorial with statue by a leading Welsh sculptor.
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