Swansea's Cenotaph: The History and Unveiling of the War Memorial in 1923
Swansea's Cenotaph: The History and Unveiling of the War Memorial in 1923 A town's tribute to its fallen, the symbolism of its memorial and the remarkable story of the admiral who unveiled it On Saturday 21 July 1923, the people of Swansea gathered on the seafront to witness the unveiling of a memorial dedicated to those who had lost their lives during the First World War. The ceremony was performed by Admiral of the Fleet Sir Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee, one of Britain's most distinguished naval commanders. More than a century later, the Cenotaph remains an important landmark, its architecture, inscriptions and surviving newspaper records telling the story of Swansea's determination to remember its fallen. Swansea remembers its fallen When the First World War ended on 11 November 1918, Swansea, like communities throughout Britain, was left to confront the enormous human cost of four years of warfare. Men from every part of the town had answered the call to serve...
