Overview
Ivor Rees blue plaque is recorded as Blue plaque in Sir Gaerfyrddin Carmarthenshire. The saved source gives an exact reason to look beyond the map label: This blue commemorative plaque records: Sergeant Ivor Rees VC 11th Battalion South Wales Borderers.
Why it was made
The saved source records: Sergeant Ivor Rees VC 11th Battalion South Wales Borderers. Awarded the Victoria Cross for most conspicuous bravery in the attack by the 38th Welsh Division on Pilckem Ridge during the 3rd Battle of Ypres in Flanders on 31st July 1917
People and events
The saved source records: Sergeant Ivor Rees VC 11th Battalion South Wales Borderers. Awarded the Victoria Cross for most conspicuous bravery in the attack by the 38th Welsh Division on Pilckem Ridge during the 3rd Battle of Ypres in Flanders on 31st July 1917
How it worked
The label Blue plaque gives the safest clue to purpose or form. It does not by itself prove the exact building method, daily use, age or sequence of changes at this place.
What remains
The official record fixes the place and calls it Blue plaque. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
Ivor Rees blue plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: Sergeant Ivor Rees VC 11th Battalion South Wales Borderers. Awarded the Victoria Cross for most conspicuous bravery in the attack by the 38th Welsh Division on Pilckem Ridge during the 3rd Battle of Ypres in Flanders on 31st July 1917 The importance lies in what the inscription remembers, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.
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