At present no image of this war memorial is available for online display. If you have a photograph of this war memorial, please upload it via our image upload form for inclusion on the Register. The image will be credited to yourself and free for reuse for non-commercial purposes by others under the IWM Non Commercial Licence.

Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Runnymede
Town
Ottershaw
County
Surrey
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War - civilians
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 19th December 1920
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
23257

Support IWM

Donate with Just Giving

Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.

Make a Donation
Current location

Christ Church
Guildford Road
Ottershaw
Runnymede
Surrey
KT16 0PB
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 02075 63461
Denomination: Church of England

View location on Google Maps
Description
BASE SURMOUNTED BY PLINTH, SHAFT AND WHEEL CROSS. INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING SWORD OF SACRIFICE IN LOW RELIEF ON THE FRONT FACE OF THE CROSS
Inscription
EAST FACE: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN/ HONOURED & GLORIOUS MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF OTTERSHAW/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR/ THEIR COUNTRY IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918./ "GRETAER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS." SOUTH AND NORTH FACE: (NAMES) WEST FACE: 1939 - 1945/ KILLED IN ACTION/ (NAMES)/ DIED WHILST ON SERVICE/ (NAMES)/ KILLED BY ENEMY ACTION
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adams, Edward
Brabazon, Ernest
Butler, Mark
Donovan, Bertram
Garland, John
Gentle, Francis
Horn, Harry
Isles, Ernest
Lawrence, Frederick
Longbottom, William M
See details for all 23 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 22
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 22
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,decorations
    Order of information: surname,forename,decorations,rank,regiment,place of death,year died
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 13
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 13
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,forename,manner of death
    Order of information: manner of death,surname,rank,forename,regiment
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth 1380MM, height 4600MM, width 1520MM
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
ROYAL BRITISH LEGION
Reference
  • Carter Postcard Collection

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.

This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:

© WMR-23257

For queries, please contact [email protected].