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Yn y seremoni swyddogol, a gynhaliwyd ddydd Llun 21 Ionawr, gwnaeth Dirprwy Weinidog yr Economi a Thrafnidiaeth sef Lee Waters ddatgelu plac Pont Jack Williams gerbron 12 aelod o deulu Jack, gan gynnwys ei wyres Ann Page. 

Roedd yr Uwchgapten  Derek Adams, ynghyd â swyddog yn y fyddin a phedwar milwr, yn bresennol er mwyn cynrychioli Catrawd Frenhinol Cymru. 

Gwnaeth y Gweinidog Trafnidiaeth, Ken Skates, a'r prif gontractiwr Costain sy'n gyfrifol am adeiladu cynllun deuoli 'Rhan 2' yr A465 sy'n estyn 8km o Frynmawr yn y gorllewin i Gilwern yn y dwyrain, wahodd aelodau'r gymuned i awgrymu enwau ar gyfer y bont ar ddiwedd y llynedd. 

Roedd tri ffefryn amlwg:

1. Pont Jack Williams
2. Pont Cwm Clydach
3. Pont Bechgyn Bevin

Wrth bleidleisio dros yr enwau ar y rhestr fer penderfynodd y gymuned leol anrhydeddu John Henry Williams, sef milwr a dderbyniodd y Victoria Cross ac a fu'n byw yn y gymuned lle y mae Costain wedi gweithio dros y tair blynedd diwethaf. 

Cafodd y dyn lleol sef John \- a oedd yn cael ei alw'n Jack \- ei eni yn Nantyglo ym mis Medi 1886 a chafodd ei wobrwyo bedair gwaith am ei ddewrder yn ystod y Rhyfel Mawr. 

Gof yn y pyllau glo oedd John ac ymunodd â'r 10fed Bataliwn, Cyffinwyr De Cymru (rhan o Is\-adran Rhif 38 Cymru) ym mis Tachwedd 1914\. Cafodd ei ddyrchafu'n Uwch\-Ringyll ar 2 Hydref 1917\. 

Ym mis Hydref 1918 achubodd ei gwmni a hefyd bentref cyfan rhag cael eu dinistrio'n llwyr. Derbyniodd y Victoria Cross am weithred mor ddewr. Cyn hynny roedd wedi derbyn y Fedal am Ymddygiad Urddasol, y Médaille Militaire a hefyd y Fedal a'r Bar Milwrol.

Y Victoria Cross yw'r clod uchaf am ddewrder yn wyneb y gelyn y mae modd ei roi i luoedd Prydain a'r Gymanwlad. Golyga hynny, ynghyd â'r holl anrhydeddau eraill a dderbyniodd Jack WIlliams, mai ef oedd y swyddog Cymreig a dderbyniodd y nifer uchaf o anrhydeddau. 

Y strwythur mwyaf o blith y rhai sy'n rhan o brosiect 'Rhan 2' yr A465 yw pont fwa 118 metr sy'n croesi o'r gogledd i'r de ac sydd uwchlaw cerbytffordd aml\-lefel yr A465, ac mae'n rhan amlwg o ran fwyaf gorllewinol Cwm Clydach. Mae'r bont newydd hefyd yn croesi Ceunant Clydach, a gaiff ei ystyried yn un o ardaloedd amgylcheddol ac ecolegol sensitif pwysicaf De Cymru. 

Dywedodd Uwch Gyfarwyddwr Prosiect Costain, Bruce Richards:


> "Rydym yn eithriadol o falch ein bod wedi creu'r strwythur arbennig hwn ar gyfer trigolion a defnyddwyr ffordd yn yr ardal. Rydym yn arbennig o falch fod Llywodraeth Cymru a'r cyhoedd wedi dewis enwi'r bont ar ôl yr arwr lleol Jack Williams. Golyga hyn y bydd ei enw'n parhau o fewn y cymunedau am flynyddoedd i ddod."

Dywedodd wyres Jack, Ann Page:


> "Mae'r teulu'n eithriadol o falch o Jack Williams VC ac yn ddiolchgar iawn fod pobl Blaenau Gwent yr un mor falch ohono a'u bod yn awyddus i gadw'r straeon amdano yn y cof drwy gefnogi digwyddiadau coffa. Bydd enwi'r bont arbennig hon ar ei ôl yn ysgogi diddordeb cenedlaethau'r dyfodol mewn ymchwilio i'w hanes a deall pam y dylai ei weithredoedd dewr yn ystod y Rhyfel Byd gael eu cofio am byth, yn ogystal ag aberth enfawr yr holl ddynion ifanc a'u teuluoedd. Mae Jack a holl enillwyr y Victoria Cross yn rhan bwysig o'n hanes \- dyma ein dynion dewraf."

Dywedodd Dirprwy Weinidog yr Economi a Thrafnidiaeth, Lee Waters:


> "Roedd Jack Williams yn arwr go iawn ac mae enwi pont mor arbennig ar ei ôl, a hynny o fewn ei ardal enedigol, yn deyrnged addas i ddyn a ddylai gael ei gofio am byth. 
> 
> "Bydd y cyswllt hwn â Jack yn creu gwaddol y gall cenedlaethau'r dyfodol ei fwynhau. Mae'r ffaith ein bod yn gwneud hyn bron i 100 mlynedd yn union ers i Jack dderbyn ei Victoria Cross gan y Brenin ym Mhalas Buckingham yn gwneud y deyrnged yn un hyd yn oed mwy arbennig."







Translation:


 
The official ceremony, held on Monday 21 January, Deputy Minister for Economy and Transport Lee Waters unveiled the Jack Williams Gateway Bridge plaque in front of 12 members of Jack’s family, including his granddaughter Ann Page.


Representing the Royal Welsh Regiment was Major (Retd) Derek Adams, who was joined by a serving officer and four soldiers.  


Transport Minister Ken Skates and principal contractor Costain, who is delivering the A465 ‘Section 2’ dualling scheme stretching 8km from Brynmawr in the west to Gilwern in the east, called on the community for nominations at the end of last year.


3 names were clear favourites: 


1. Jack Williams Gateway Bridge
2. Clydach Gorge Gateway Bridge
3. The Bevin Boys Gateway Bridge


Voting on the shortlist, the local community decided to honour Victoria Cross recipient John Henry Williams, who lived in the community in which Costain has worked for the last three years.


Decorated four times for his bravery during the conflict that was to become known as The Great War, local man, John – who was better known as Jack \- was born in Nantyglo in September 1886\.


A Welsh colliery blacksmith, he enlisted in the 10th Battalion, South Wales Borderers (part of the 38th (Welsh) Division) in November 1914 and was promoted to company sergeant major on 2 October 1917\.


In October 1918, he single\-handedly saved his company and an entire village from almost certain destruction. For this selfless act of bravery, he was awarded the Victoria Cross. Previously he had been awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal, French Médaille Militaire and the Military Medal and Bar.


The Victoria Cross is the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. That, along with the other honours he received, makes Jack Williams the most decorated Welsh non\-commissioned officer of all time.


Dominating the most westerly part of Clydach Gorge, the largest of the structures on the A465 ‘Section 2’ project is a 118\-metre span, thrust arch bridge, crossing from north to south, with the A465 split\-level carriageway below. The new bridge also crosses the Gorge, which is considered one of south Wales' most important environmental and ecologically sensitive areas.


Senior Project Director, Costain, Bruce Richards said:



> “We are extremely proud to have delivered this impressive structure for the residents and road users in the area. We are particularly pleased that Welsh Government and the public have chosen to name the bridge after local hero Jack Williams allowing his memory to live on in the communities for years to come.”


Jack’s granddaughter, Ann Page said:



> “The family is immensely proud of Jack Williams VC and very grateful that the people of Blaenau Gwent share our pride and help to keep his memory alive by supporting memorial events. Naming this spectacular bridge after him will hopefully generate an interest for future generations to explore the reasons why and to understand why his courageous actions during WW1 should always be remembered along with the sacrifices made by so many young men and their families. Jack and all Victoria Cross winners have a special place in our history \- as the bravest of the brave.”


Economy and Transport Deputy Minister, Lee Waters said:



> “Jack Williams was a true hero and naming such an iconic bridge built in the area he lived after him is a fitting tribute to a man whose name should never be forgotten.
> 
> 
> “This connection with Jack will create a lasting legacy for generations to enjoy. That we can do it in the same year Jack received his Victoria Cross from the King in Buckingham Palace – and marking almost exactly 100 years since Jack acted so bravely \- is moving.”