17th Battn Welsh Regt - Bef Window | IWM War Memorials Register

Memorial Details

What type of memorial is it?

How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?

Stained glass window divided into 3 panels, portraying heraldic figures. At base inscription in glass.
Dedicatory plaque below.

Location

Has this memorial been lost?

Location

Is this the memorial's current location?

Yes

Building Name

St Basils Church

Street

Caerphilly Rd

Town

Bassaleg

District

Newport

County

Gwent

Country

Wales

Postcode

NP10 8

OS map ref

ST 277 871

Other Details

Forge Lane to Caerphilly Rd

If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations

Church in Wales

17th Battn Welsh Regt - Bef Window Location

Commemoration

What words are inscribed on the memorial?

Below window in glass: Erected by the officers, non commissioned officers, and men of the 17th Welsh Regiment in memory of their original expeditionary/ Force and of their commanding officer Lieut Colonel Charles Joseph Wilkie formerly Captain in the Oxford & Bucks 52nd L.I. He served in the Tirah campaign & in France & was killed in action at Maroc near (...) on Oct. 16th in the year of our Lord 1916.

Plaque: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF/ THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE/ 17th BATTALION THE WELCH REGT./ WHO FELL DURING THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ (NAMES)

War

How many names are listed in total?

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?

Of the names listed, how many died?

What information is listed for those commemorated?

surname,rank,forename,decorations

How is this information ordered?

rank,forename,surname,decorations