Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Mole Valley
Town
Capel
County
Surrey
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
23381

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Current location

ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH
Capel
Mole Valley
Surrey
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 175 408
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
SQUARE TWO-STEPPED BASE SURMOUNTED BY PLINTH, HEXAGONAL SHAFT AND WHEEL CROSS. INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING ON THE SIDES OF THE PLINTH
Inscription
6 O'CLOCK FACE: THIS MEMORIAL/ ERECTED BY/ THE PEOPLE OF CAPEL/ IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THAT/ VILLAGE WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918./ AND IN THE WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945 3 AND 9 OCLOCK FACE: (NAMES) 12 O'CLOCK FACE: 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Brooker, Arthur
Button, Sidney Charles
Carey, Arthur
Chapman, John
Coles, Edgar
Daws, William
Doody, Harry
Drewitt, Owen
Ede, Alfred
Ede, Reuben
See details for all 33 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 34
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 34
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment
    Order of information: surname,rank,regiment
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 14
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 14
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: height C 15FT
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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