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Office file iconTrealaw Cemetery Rhondda Valley, Glamorgan (PDF document opens in new window)

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Photography by John Ball - 12th December 1997
(with Agfa ePhoto-307 digital camera)

The imposing monument, Image 2, commemorates Tommy Farr and his family. Tommy Farr was a famous Welsh professional boxer from nearby Tonypandy.

Image 2:

In 1937, Tommy Farr fought Joe Louis for the world heavyweight title in New York.

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