mbriscoe Posted 2 August , 2017 Share Posted 2 August , 2017 Brynrefail Chapel War Memorial, Caban, Brynrefail, Caernarfonshire - SH 56045 62751 - Memorial is outside Caban which is built on the site of Brynrefaily School - excellent cafe there which I recommend. http://www.caban-cyf.org/EN/goodServices.asp?id=15 This might be the War Memorial from Methodist Capel Brynrefail mentioned in this newspaper article. http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/local-news/armistice-reached-over-brynrefail-plaque-2740216 --- COFEBION RHYFEL EGLWYS BRYNREFAIL Ad-leolwyd -- COF ANNWYL YR EGLWYS HON am ei bechgyn a gollwyd - yn y Rhyfel Mawr - HUGH O. ELLIS, Pen yr Allt. JOHN t. JONES, Tros yr Afon. DAVID OWEN, Gors. ROBERT ROBERTS, Elidir View. J. JEFFREY WILLIAMS, Adwy'r Dwr. - "FEL ARWYDD PELLACH O BARCH I'W COFFADWRIAETH, PWRCASWYD LLESTRI CYMUNDEB". --- Yn y Rhyfel 1939 - 1945 - ELLIS ARFON JONES, 10rwig Terr. GRUFF BEVAN LEWIS, Mountain View. R. KENNETH JONES, "Marino" - O! gofadail gofidiau - tad a mam: Tydi mwy drwy'r oesau Ddysgi ffordd i ddwys goffau Y rhwyg o golli'r hogiau. R.W.P. ---- Machine translation of above, just to give the gist of what is written - Brynrefailed Church War Memorial placed here 2012 - MEMORY DEAR THIS CHURCH for his lost boys - in World War - AS A SIGN OF RESPECT FOR FURTHER REMEMBRANCE, .... ...... COMMUNION. --- Oh! monument woes - two parents: Is not it more through the ages Teachest intensive way to commemorate The rupture of losing the lads. --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BereniceUK Posted 2 August , 2017 Share Posted 2 August , 2017 Looks like you and I both had an enjoyable time driving round Caernarfonshire - I was there in April - photographing war memorials. I wonder if this one was on the site of the chapel; hopefully the vegetation will be kept in check as time passes. Thank you for sharing these excellent Welsh memorials with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 2 August , 2017 Share Posted 2 August , 2017 (edited) 6 hours ago, mbriscoe said: Machine translation of above, just to give the gist of what is written - Brynrefailed Church War Memorial placed here 2012 - MEMORY DEAR THIS CHURCH for his lost boys - in World War - AS A SIGN OF RESPECT FOR FURTHER REMEMBRANCE, .... ...... COMMUNION. --- Oh! monument woes - two parents: Is not it more through the ages Teachest intensive way to commemorate The rupture of losing the lads. --- Yes not bad for a machine... A few corrections if I may. "Brynrefail Church War Memorial Replaced 2012 - The dear memory of this church for her lost boys. - in The Great War - AS A FURTHER SIGN OF RESPECT OF THEIR MEMORY COMMUNION VESSELS WERE PURCHASED. --- Oh! monument woes - two parents: Is it not more through the ages To teach (or to learn) a way way to intensively commemorate The rupture of losing the lads. RWP are the initials of the poet R.Williams Parry (1884-1956), from the Rhyd-ddu/Nantlle area. Most famous perhaps for his 1924 verses in memory of Hedd Wyn. Edited 2 August , 2017 by Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbriscoe Posted 2 August , 2017 Author Share Posted 2 August , 2017 (edited) Thanks for the improved translation, it was just to check I got the transcription roughly right and to give the gist of the meaning. I had not noticed the chapel had been converted to flats - my Taid was christened there and born up on the main street. I asked about the location years ago in the Post Office and was taken through to be shown a history of school (in Welsh) that listed contributors to the fund to build it. Quite a few of my family there. A year or so later I photocopied some of those pages in the UCNW library. All my pictures go up on FLICKR Edited 2 August , 2017 by mbriscoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbriscoe Posted 13 May , 2019 Author Share Posted 13 May , 2019 Some more pictures added to FLICKR of Brynrefail Chapel War Memorial, Caban, Brynrefail, Caernarfonshire on a brighter day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbriscoe Posted 13 May , 2019 Author Share Posted 13 May , 2019 As above, a copy of the memorial has been placed on the wall of the chapel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 13 May , 2019 Share Posted 13 May , 2019 Thanks Mark. Yes Y Caban is a good place for food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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