The War Memorial of the Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers commemorates the soldiers who died in World War I and World War II.

Location

The War Memorial of the Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers is located in

Monmouth Monmouth ( , ; cy, Trefynwy meaning "town on the Monnow") is a town and community in Wales. It is situated where the River Monnow joins the River Wye, from the Wales–England border. Monmouth is northeast of Cardiff, and west of London. I ...

Monmouthshire Monmouthshire ( cy, Sir Fynwy) is a county in the south-east of Wales. The name derives from the historic county of the same name; the modern county covers the eastern three-fifths of the historic county. The largest town is Abergavenny, with ...

, Wales. It is on the grounds of Castle Hill, the site of the ruins of

Monmouth Castle Monmouth Castle ( cy, Castell Trefynwy) is a castle close to the centre of the town of Monmouth, the county town of Monmouthshire (historic), Monmouthshire, on a hill above the River Monnow in south east Wales. Once an important border castle, an ...

, the birthplace of

Henry V Henry V may refer to: People * Henry V, Duke of Bavaria (died 1026) * Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (1081/86–1125) * Henry V, Duke of Carinthia (died 1161) * Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine (c. 1173–1227) * Henry V, Count of Luxembourg (121 ...

. Castle Hill is also the location of

Great Castle House Great Castle House is a former town house built on the site of part of Monmouth Castle in Wales. Amongst the town's most significant buildings, it has a Grade I listing and is one of 24 sites on the Monmouth Heritage Trail. The house is located o ...

, the headquarters for the Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia). Great Castle House is home to the Castle and Regimental Museum as well. Castle Hill is not far from the

Monmouth War Memorial The Monmouth War Memorial commemorates the Monmouth fallen of the First and Second World Wars. Location The Monmouth War Memorial is located in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales. It is positioned in the centre of St. James' Square, within the rou ...

at St. James' Square.

Description

The monument includes a two-part base upon which is a memorial cross. The design is that of a

Celtic cross The Celtic cross is a form of Christian cross featuring a nimbus or ring that emerged in Ireland, France and Great Britain in the Early Middle Ages. A type of ringed cross, it became widespread through its use in the stone high crosses er ...

. The names of the dead are inscribed on the base. The memorial is dedicated: Underneath are the names of 100 soldiers of the RMRE who died in the Great War. A marble slab at the base commemorates those who died in the Second World War.

Statutory List of Buildings

The war memorial is a

listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...

. It is on the Statutory List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest in the United Kingdom. It was listed as a Grade II structure on 8 October 2005. Such structures are considered to be "nationally important and of special interest." Ninety-two percent of listed buildings are of this grade. In addition, the Cadw Building ID Number of the war memorial is 85238. Cadw is the historic environment service for the government of Wales. The Welsh term "cadw" means to keep or protect.

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Photograph of War Memorial of the Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers
{{Coord missing, Monmouthshire History of Monmouthshire Buildings and structures in Monmouth, Wales Cenotaphs in the United Kingdom Grade II listed monuments and memorials Monuments and memorials in Monmouthshire British military memorials and cemeteries World War I memorials in Wales World War II memorials in Wales

Location

Description

Statutory List of Buildings

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