Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Reigate And Banstead
Town
Chipstead
County
Surrey
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
23664

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Current location

50m in front of church on the green
St Margaret's Church
Church Green
Star Lane
Chipstead
Reigate And Banstead
Surrey
CR5 3RD
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 28277 56410
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Two stepped octagonal base surmounted by an octagonal plinth, shaft and foliate cross. Dedicatory inscription on the plinth. Two sides of the plinth contain the shields of the Bishops of Southwark and Chertsey.
Inscription
/TO THE/GLORIOUS MEMORY/OF THE/CHIPSTEAD MEN/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/FOR THEIR COUNTRY/IN THE GREAT WAR/194-1918/THIS MEMORIAL WAS RAISED/BY THE PARISHONERS/"THEIR NAME LIVETH/FOR EVERMORE"/ECCLESIASTICUS XLIV.14/ALSO OF THOSE/WHO FELL IN THE WAR/1939-45/(Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abdee, George
Bennett, Roland W
Burt, Thomas
Cable, William D
Corkran, R S
Cranham, Frank
Crowe, Charles
Dunn, Gerald M
Hyett, William H
Joyce, William
See details for all 26 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 26
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 26
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 17
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 17
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
History
Cleaned and refurbished in 1994
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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