Northop War Memorial

The war memorial at Northop (Welsh: Llaneurgain) in Flintshire takes the form of a tablet, placed on the north wall inside the parish church of St Eurgain and St Peter.

The parish includes the villages of Northop, Northop Hall and Sychdyn (formerly Soughton).

THIS TABLET WAS PLACED HERE BY THE PARISHIONERS OF NORTHOP

AS A PERMANENT MEMORIAL TO AND IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION OF

THE SACRIFICE MADE BY THE 40 OFFICERS NON-COMMISSIONED

OFFICERS AND MEN FROM THIS PARISH WHOSE NAMES ARE

RECORDED BELOW WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR

KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919

GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS

Separate memorials were constructed at Northop Hall and Sychdyn which also commemorate the men of those villages who appear on the Northop memorial.

1914-1918
Sources:
 * Northop War Memorial
 * Commonwealth War Graves Commission
 * British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920
 * 1901 Census

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