Afghanistan-Iraq War Memorial - Town Hall Square, Bridgend, Wales.
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The Bridgend War Memorial features plaques showing the names of those Servicemen that made the supreme sacrifice in the Iraq War, & Afghanistan Conflict. The monument topped by Britannia is located in the heart of Bridgend town Center, South Wales.
Waymark Code: WMTG5Y
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/19/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member HANSENNI
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The 25 feet tall monument serves as a Multi War Memorial, honouring the Men & Women of Bridgend Urban District who lost their lives in the following Wars, & Conflicts.

First World War (1914-1918)
Second World War (1939-1945)
Malayan Emergency (1948-1960)
Falklands Conflict (1982)
Iraq War (2003-2011)
Afghanistan (2001-2014)

Description of the monument from the imperial War museum website:
"FIGURE OF BRITANNIA WITH SHEATHED SWORD AND BANNER, ON SQUARE PEDESTAL AND TAPERING OBELISK, ON THREE STEPPED BASE CARVED SHIELDS & FOLIAGE OF PALM TREES & BAYS. EMBLEMS OF VICTORY & SACRIFICE: CROSS SURROUNDED BY CHAPLET OF BAY LEAVES" Text Source: (visit link)

Physical Address of Monument:
TOWN HALL SQUARE, Dunraven Street, Bridgend, Wales. CF31 1JD
Memorial Placed by:: Public subscription by the people of Bridgend, South Wales.
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Logs should include a photo of the memorial, and any thoughts about those who served for whom this monument memorializes.
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