Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
Three-light stained-glass window featuring (from left to right) St George, St Michael and St Martin.

Two marble tablets located to the left of the window listing (from left to right) the WW1 and WW2 fallen

Small brass plaque located between the tablets listing one death from the Falklands war.
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
Church of the Holy Cross
Street
Church Street
Town
Cowbridge
District
Vale Of Glamorgan
County
Mid Glamorgan
Country
Wales
Postcode
CF71 7BB
OS map ref
SS 99405 74599
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations
Church in Wales
Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
Top windows: 1914/ WE SHALL RECEIVE A CROWN/ OF GLORY WHICH FADETH NOT AWAY/ 1919

Main windows: IN GLORIAM DRINT IN MEMORIUM/ SCHOLAE BOVIRNSIS/ QUI PRO PATRIA SE DEVOURUNT

WW1 Tablet: IN MEMORIUM/ ALUMNORUM SCHOLAE BOVIENSIS QUI/ PRO PATRIA MILITANTES MORTE PRAECLARISSIMA/ IN VITAM SEMPITERNAM INIERE/ MCMXIV - MCMXIX/ (names)/ HANC TABULAM ET FENESTRAM JUXTA POSITAM STATUERUNT AMIGI

WW2 tablet: IN MEMORIUM/ SCHOLAE BOVIENSIS ALUMNORUM/ QUI ISDEM VIGILIIS EADEM VIRTUTE DIMICANTES/ QUIBUS MAIORES MORTUM NOBILEM OPPETIERUNT/ MCMXXXIX - MCMXLV/ (names)/ HANC TABULAM STATUERUNT AMIGI

Falklands plaque: IN MEMORY OF/ (name)OF COWBRIDGE SCHOOL/ KILLED IN ACTION IN THE FALKLANDS/ JUNE 1962
War
How many names are listed in total?
40
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
First World War (1914-1918)
Is the total an exact count?
Yes
Of the names listed, how many served and returned?
0
Of the names listed, how many died?
40
What information is listed for those commemorated?
Forename. surname
How is this information ordered?
Surname
How many names are listed in total?
42
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
Second World War (1939-1945)
Is the total an exact count?
Yes
Of the names listed, how many served and returned?
0
Of the names listed, how many died?
42
What information is listed for those commemorated?
Forename, surname
How is this information ordered?
Surname
How many names are listed in total?
1
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
Falklands Conflict (1982)
Is the total an exact count?
Yes
Of the names listed, how many served and returned?
0
Of the names listed, how many died?
40
What information is listed for those commemorated?
Forename, surname
Condition
Components
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
Window
What condition is this component in?
Good
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Stained Glass
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
Tablet
What condition is this component in?
Good
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Marble
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
Tablet
What condition is this component in?
Good
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Marble
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
Plaque
What condition is this component in?
Good
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Metal
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Sponsorship
Was the memorial sponsored by any organisations or individuals?
private
If yes, what are the sponsor's details?
Probably Cowbridge Grammar School
Additional Notes
Additional general notes on the memorial
Initial information from Glamorgan Gazette dated 11/2/1921 indicated that a memorial window was dedicated at Cowbridge Parish church. At some later time 2 similar memorial tablets we erected listing the names of the fallen of WW1 and WW2. After 1982 a smaller plaque to a pupil lost in the Falklands War was added.
Maker
Maker
Ceremony
Ceremony
Ceremony
What was the purpose of the ceremony?
Dedicated
When did it take place?
11/02/1921
Who was present?
Lord Bishop of Llandaff, Rev R Williams (headmaster), Rev L J Hopkin James (Vicar)
References
References
Image(s)
Memorial Image
Media ID
195995
Cowbridge Grammar School
Priority
4
What is the image's caption?
Cowbridge Grammar School - Falklands plaque
Copyright Statement
David Lloyd Jones
Who is it credited to?
David Lloyd Jones
Date Taken
06/06/2025
Who took or provided this image?
David Lloyd Jones
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Image Height
1440
Media Image Width
1920
Media ID
195996
Cowbridge Grammar School
Priority
2
What is the image's caption?
Cowbridge Grammar School - WW1 tablet
Copyright Statement
David Lloyd Jones
Who is it credited to?
David Lloyd Jones
Date Taken
06/06/2025
Who took or provided this image?
David Lloyd Jones
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Image Height
3024
Media Image Width
4032
Media ID
195997
Cowbridge Grammar School
Priority
3
What is the image's caption?
Cowbridge Grammar School - WW2 tablet
Copyright Statement
David Lloyd Jones
Who is it credited to?
David Lloyd Jones
Date Taken
06/06/2025
Who took or provided this image?
David Lloyd Jones
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✔
Media Image Height
3024
Media Image Width
4032
Media ID
195998
Cowbridge Grammar School
Priority
1
What is the image's caption?
Cowbridge Grammar School - stained glass window
Copyright Statement
David Lloyd Jones
Who is it credited to?
David Lloyd Jones
Date Taken
06/06/2025
Who took or provided this image?
David Lloyd Jones
What is its licence type?
Standard WMA terms
Is this image evidence of inscribed names?
✖
Media Image Height
3024
Media Image Width
4032