Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Elmbridge
Town
Cobham
County
Surrey
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
23228

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Current location

ST ANDREWS CHURCH
Church St
Cobham
Elmbridge
Surrey
KT11 3EG
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 108 598
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Two wall-mounted tablets in the restored chapel. The larger is nowy-headed and cut away at the bottom corners. Black and red lettering. Names in three columns each within border of laurels. Smaller tablet has red lettering and checquered border.
Inscription
Mian tablet: 1914 TO 1919/ IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/ OF MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO IN THE GREAT WAR/ GAVE UP THEIR OWN LIVES/ THAT OTHERS MIGHT/ LIVE IN FREEDOM/ (Names)/ THIS CHANTRY WAS RESTORED AS A MEMORIAL CHAPEL/ BY THE PEOPLE OF COBHAM TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ ANNO DOMINI 1919 Small tablet: ROLL OF HONOUR 1914-19/ CONTINUED/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Armstrong, Philip
Axtell, Edward T
Batterham, Stafford
Bird, Stanley
Bonsey, Edward
Boorer, Walter J
Brewer, Harry
Buck, Cyril
Caiger, William
Campbell, William
See details for all 93 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 92
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 92
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,forename
    Order of information: rank,surname
Components
  • Tablets
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
  • Church of St Andrew
  • Grade I
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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