First Minister Carwyn Jones unveiled a monument this week to Welsh soldiers who died in World War One in Flanders, with a Tenby touch to proceedings. Over 1,000 people gathered in the town of Langemark in Belgium to see the unveiling of the eight-foot dragon statue, which was designed by artist Lee Odishow who originally hails from Tenby. The occasion marked the 100th anniversary of the war's outbreak, following years of campaigning by those who wanted a permanent dedication to the fallen. It is estimated 40,000 soldiers, sailors and airmen from Wales died during the 1914 to 1918 war. Langemark was at the heart of battle in 1917 as the Welsh advanced through the village on the first day of the Battle of Passchendaele. Peter Carter Jones, co-ordinator of the Welsh Memorial in Flanders Campaign Group, told the service: "At a chance meeting on 2010 I learned there was no single Welsh memorial for all the Welsh fallen. "We wanted to change that. "This memorial's artist is from Tenby, the stones from Pontypridd and the dragon was made in north Wales. Every bit of it is Welsh. "People not born yet will come here to remember the dreadful history this memorial represents. We will not forget them," he added. Artist and sculptor Lee, who graduated from the West Wales School of the Arts in Carmarthen, said the Flanders commission was a pivotal moment in his sculpting career. "It was an absolute honour to be chosen. It is a career changing experience," he said.