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Medal commemorating the performance of the Mountain Ash Male Chorus at the White House, USA, 1908
  • The South Wales Choral Union, the Côr Mawr, competed and won at two national choral competitions held at Crystal Palace in 1872 and 1873. The conductor of the choir was Griffith Rhys Jones (1834-97) or 'Caradog' as he was more commonly known. This medallion was presented to Mary Thomas after the choir's victory in the 1873 competition.
Medallion presented to members of the South Wales Choral Union, 1873 [image 1 of 3]
  • The medal, awarded to David Jones, commemorates twenty years of service to A. Buchan & Co., a business consisting of shops, a brewery and farm. David Jones, known locally as D. B. ran the shops and farm. Source: Jones, T (1938)
Medal awarded to Thomas Jones' father (front face)
Medal presented to Joseph Parry for best Motett at the Swansea National Eisteddfod 1863 [front, image 1 of 2]
  • General Sir William Nott (1782-1845) has been claimed as Carmarthen's most famous soldier. William joined the East India Company in 1800 and was posted to the Bengal European Regiment. From 1804 his military career developed, but it was the First Afghan War which saw Nott distinguish himself as a military leader and his promotion to Major General. In 1842 he won three decisive battles, at Kandahar, Ghuznee, and Kabul. As a result, Nott received considerable acclaim and he was invested with the order of the GCB. His health had suffered in the East, and in 1844 he returned to Carmarthen where he died within four months of his return. He was buried in St. Peter's Church and honoured by the erection of a commemorative statue in Market Street (now Nott Square).
Afghan Medal awarded to General Sir William Nott in 1842
  • General Sir William Nott (1782-1845) has been claimed as Carmarthen's most famous soldier. William joined the East India Company in 1800 and was posted to the Bengal European Regiment. From 1804 his military career developed, but it was the First Afghan War which saw Nott distinguish himself as a military leader and his promotion to Major General. In 1842 he won three decisive battles, at Kandahar, Ghuznee, and Kabul. As a result, Nott received considerable acclaim and he was invested with the order of the GCB. His health had suffered in the East, and in 1844 he returned to Carmarthen where he died within four months of his return. He was buried in St. Peter's Church and honoured by the erection of a commemorative statue in Market Street (now Nott Square).
Afghan Medal awarded to General Sir William Nott in 1842