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Members may wish to note a significant element of World War One commemoration which took place in Flanders on 16 August.  


I was privileged to participate in the service of dedication of the Welsh Memorial at Langemark, near Pilkem Ridge and close to the town of Ieper/ Ypres where so many Welsh men fought and died.  The Presiding Officer, the leaders of all parties represented in the National Assembly, Sir Deian Hopkin, the Welsh Government’s advisor on WW1 commemoration,  representatives from the armed services and a range of other representatives were also present making this a truly national occasion.    


The memorial, designed by artist Lee Odishow, was financed through public subscription and donations and was managed through a collaboration between community groups in Wales and Flanders.  The Welsh Government has acted as underwriter to the appeal.  In Wales the organising work was led by Peter Carter Jones and I would like to pay tribute to him and his colleagues on the Welsh Memorial in Flanders Campaign Group.  I should also like to acknowledge the generous and open support the memorial received from the Flemish Campaign Committee along with the municipal authorities of Langemark\-Poelkapelle and the Flanders Government.  


The service of dedication was attended by perhaps a thousand people comprising visitors from Wales and the local communities in Flanders.  This was probably the largest gathering of Welsh people in the area since the end of World War One.     

In the years ahead Wales will be commemorating World War One across various  locations, at home and abroad, and through a range of appropriate channels.  Flanders and the area around Ieper/ Ypres retains a special significance for Welsh commemoration and I am certain that all Members will be pleased  to note that there is a now a fitting and permanent memorial to those who fought and never came home.  


This statement is being issued during recess in order to keep members informed. Should Members wish me to make a further statement or to answer questions on this when the Assembly returns I would be happy to do so.







Translation:


 
Efallai y bydd aelodau am nodi elfen bwysig o ganmlwyddiant y Rhyfel Byd Cyntaf a gynhaliwyd yn Fflandrys ar 16 Awst.

Roedd yn anrhydedd imi gael cymryd rhan yng ngwasanaeth cyflwyno Cofeb y Cymry yn Langemark ger Cefn Pilkem ac yn agos i dref Ieper/Ypres lle bu cynifer o ddynion o Gymru yn ymladd a lle cafodd cynifer ohonynt eu lladd.  Roedd y Llywydd, arweinwyr pob plaid yn y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol, Syr Deian Hopkin, cynghorydd Llywodraeth Cymru ar goffau’r Rhyfel Byd Cyntaf, cynrychiolwyr o'r lluoedd arfog ac amrywiaeth o gynrychiolwyr eraill hefyd yn bresennol, gan ei wneud yn achlysur gwirioneddol genedlaethol.      
Cafodd y gofeb, a luniwyd gan yr artist Lee Odishow, ei hariannu gan gyfraniadau a nawdd cyhoeddus, a chafodd yr ymgyrch drosti ei rheoli ar y cyd rhwng grwpiau cymunedol yng Nghymru a Fflandrys.  Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi gwarantu'r apêl.  Yng Nghymru, cafodd y gwaith trefnu ei arwain gan Peter Carter Jones a hoffwn ddiolch iddo ef a'i gydweithwyr yn y Grŵp Ymgyrchu dros Gofeb y Cymry yn Fflandrys.  Rydw i hefyd am gydnabod y gefnogaeth hael ac agored a gafodd y gofeb gan bwyllgor ymgyrch Fflandrys ynghyd ag awdurdodau trefol Langmark\-Poelkapelle a Llywodraeth Fflandrys.    
Roedd tua mil o bobl yn bresennol yn y gwasanaeth cyflwyno gan gynnwys ymwelwyr o Gymru a chymunedau lleol Fflandrys.  Mae'n debyg mai dyma'r casgliad mwyaf o Gymry i fod yn yr ardal ers diwedd y Rhyfel Byd Cyntaf.   

Yn y blynyddoedd nesaf bydd Cymru yn cofio'r Rhyfel Byd Cyntaf mewn nifer o leoliadau, gartref a thramor, a hynny mewn amrywiaeth o wahanol ffyrdd.  Mae Fflandrys a'r ardal o amgylch Ieper / Ypres yn parhau i fod yn ardal bwysig yng nghof y Cymry, ac rwy'n sicr y bydd yr holl Aelodau'n falch i weld bod cofeb addas a pharhaol yno i'r rheini a fu'n ymladd, ac na ddaeth byth yn ôl.   

Mae’r datganiad hwn yn cael ei gyhoeddi yn ystod y gwyliau er mwyn rhoi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf i aelodau. Os bydd aelodau am i mi wneud datganiad pellach neu ateb cwestiynau ar hyn pan fydd y Cynulliad yn dychwelyd, byddaf yn hapus i wneud hynny.