Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Tandridge
Town
Oxted
County
Surrey
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War - civilians, First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
23849

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Current location

Master park near roundabout.
War Memorial
Church Lane
Oxted
Tandridge
Surrey
RH8 9LD
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 39136 52744
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A budded cross with an octagonal shaft on a square plinth, on a three-stepped octagonal base. The dedication is on the step risers and the names are inscribed on the sides of the plinth.
Inscription
Top step: IN HONOUR OF THOSE / WHO SERVED IN SYMPATHY / WITH THOSE WHO SUFFERED // Middle step: IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY / OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WARS / 1914-1919 1939-1945 // Bottom step: YOU ARE REMINDED THAT THIS IS SACRED GROUND // Front face: 1939 – 1945 // (Names) // CIVILIAN CASUALTIES / (Names) // Anti-clock: 1914 – 1918 // THE FOLLOWING FROM / THIS PARISH OF OXTED / GAVE THEIR LIVES / (Names) // Back face: 1914 – 1918 // (Names) // Anti-clock: 1914 - 1918 // (Names) // Notice: THIS MONUMENT HAVING BEEN / DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF / THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 / THE PUBLIC ARE RESPECTFULLY / REQUESTED TO OBSERVE THIS / AS SACRED GROUND. //
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allen, A S
Baker, C E
Baker, E J
Baker, G
Barrie, J
Bashford, T H
Bell, E V
Bentley, F J
Bonnell, R
Brown, J M
See details for all 77 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 41
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 41
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials, decorations
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials, gender
    Order of information: surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 77
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 77
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials, decorations
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Carter Postcard Collection
  • Carter Postcard Collection

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