Civic ceremony organised by Aberystwyth Town Council to mark the town war memorial's centenary

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00:27 The War Memorial in Aberystwyth is not just a structure of stone and metal,

00:31 it is an embodiment of the spirit of countless brave souls who put country

00:36 and duty above themselves. Positioned prominently on the town seafront

00:41 overlooking Cardigan Bay, the memorial is a reminder of the cost of freedom.

00:46 The sea before it witnessed generations come and go,

00:49 yet the memorial stands unwavering, a testament to the endurance of memory

00:55 and to the resilience of the human spirit.

00:58 The significance of the centenary of the construction of the memorial

01:23 to all the victims of the Great War is something

01:27 we all feel, regardless of our nation of birth.

01:33 It is extremely hard to find, I believe, a more potent collective memory across

01:39 the European continent than the experience of the Great War.