Welsh Memorial Park, Ypres but inscribed with the words of the Welsh national anthem “"Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau"”, and a flag pole with the Flag of Wales. Trees and benches surround the memorials. The memorial is the first Welsh war memorial built in Flanders,Belgium. and the first and only national Welsh Great War Memorial outside Wales (there is specific 38th Welsh Division Memorial at Mametz, Somme, France. It is the result of a three-year campaign by supporters of the "Welsh Memorial in Flanders" committee who wanted a permanent dedication to the Welsh victims of the conflict. Wales lost more people as a percentage of
Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau ("Eos Morlais"), one of the leading Welsh soloists of his day. It was increasingly sung at patriotic gatherings and gradually it developed into a national anthem. "Hen wlad fy nhadau" was also one of the first Welsh-language songs recorded when Madge Breese sang it on 11 March 1899, for the Gramophone Company, as part of the first recording in the Welsh language. In 1905, "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau" became the first national anthem to be sung at the start of a sporting event. Although crowds singing anthems during matches was commonplace, there was no precedent for the anthem to be