7880 x 5248 px | 66,7 x 44,4 cm | 26,3 x 17,5 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
31. März 2022
Ort:
Cathays Park, Cardiff
Weitere Informationen:
The memorial was sculpted by the English sculptor, Albert Toft. It lies at the south end of Edward VII Avenue, between the Cardiff Crown Court and City Hall in Cathays Park. The memorial consists of a bronze winged figure of peace holding an uprooted olive tree and standing on an orb, mounted on Portland Stone plinth with granite steps. On each corner stands metal lampstands with glass globe. It has two figures, a seated male figure (representing war and courage), on the western side (left of the main inscription), holding a sword & leaning on a shield. A seated female figure (representing grief) on the eastern side (right of the main inscription), holding a wreath and also leaning on a shield. The memorial is for the officers, non-commissioned officers and men of the 1st Battalion on the Welch Regiment who fell in South Africa.
