The Davies sisters Gwendoline and Margaret

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The Davies sisters Gwendoline and Margaret did much to support Belgian Refugees in Wales with a particular interest in artists and musicians. Under the direction of Dr Rhian Davies, the 2014 Gregynog Festival included music by Belgian refugees who came to live in Powys and Ceredigion in October 1914, including Eugène Guillaume and Nicolas Laoureux.

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Gwendoline a Margaret – y chwiorydd Davies

Cefnogodd y chiworydd Davies o Llandinam, Gwendoline a Margaret, y ffoaduriaid o wlad Belg o’r RhB1af, yn enwedig yr artistiaid a cherddorion. O dan arweiniad Dr Rhian Davies, roedd Gwyl Gregynog 2014 yn cynnwys cerddoriaeth gan ffoaduriaid Belg a ddaeth i fyw ym Mhowys a Cheredigion yn 1914, gan gynnwys Eugène Guillaume a Nicolas Laoureux.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-26648316

Altarpiece carved by Belgian Refugee, Jules Bernaerts

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Striking altarpiece carved by Belgian refugee, Jules Bernaerts. It is said that Bernaerts used locals as models for his faces depicting Jesus and the disciples at the last supper. The parishoners have also preserved a fine embroidered altar cloth hand stitched by his wife. Llanfihangel is known as a ‘Thankful Village’, one of around 14 villages in England and Wales which suffered no losses on the battlefields or deaths during World War 1.  Rev Margaret Le Grice is the parish contact.

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Allorlun wedi’i gerfio gan Ffoadur Belgaidd, Jules Bernaerts

Cerflun cefn yr allor hardd gan ffoadur o Wlad Belg, Jules Bernaerts. Dywedir i’r cerflunydd ddefnyddio pobl lleol fel modelau ar gyfer y protread byw o’r swper olaf. Hefyd, cedwir gan y plwyfolion lian allor o frodwaith gan ei wraig. Adnabyddir Llanfihangel fel ‘Pentref Diolchgar’ gan ei bod ymysg criw dethol o tua 14 pentref yng Nghymru a Lloeger na gollodd meibion yn y Rhyfel Mawr. Parch Margaret Le Grice yw’r cyswllt i’r plwyf.

http://www.peaceful-places.com/destination/llanfihangel-y-creuddyn

Grave of Belgian Refugee mother in Laugharne

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Buried at St Martin’s Church in Laugharne is a Belgian refugee mother, Leonie de Moulin. Her grave is marked by a wooden cross (the horizontal cross currently missing) & name plaque right adjacent to the church door. This is a hidden history yet to be fully uncovered and the local contact for further information is Janet Bradshaw. In the same graveyard is the grave of Dylan Thomas and his wife Caitlin.

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Bedd mam Ffoadur Belgaidd yn Nhalacharn 

Ym mynwent eglwys St Martin, Talachre, gwelir ger drws yr eglwys bedd Ffoadur o Wlad Belg, Leonie de Moulin. Mae croes bren yn nodi ei bedd (bellach mae’r pren ar draws ar goll) a phlac yn rhoi’r enw gan nodi ei bod yn fam. Mae yma hanes gudd sydd eto i’w dadorchuddio a’r cyswllt lleol yw Janet Bradshaw. Yn yr un fynwent ceir bedd Dylan Thomas a’i wraig Caitlin.

https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g552054-d310596-Reviews-St_Martin_s_Church-Laugharne_Carmarthenshire_Wales.html