Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
Guildford
Town
Compton
County
Surrey
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: April 1922
    Attended by: Brigadier General F C Longbourne, CMG, DSO and it was dedicated by Compton’s rector, Rev A B Gwynn
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
23279

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Current location

To the right of the entrance to road up to church.
St. Nicholas Church
The Street
Compton
Guildford
Surrey
GU3 1EG
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 95450 47024
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Obelisk carved in the arts and crafts style and surmounted by a lantern. Mounted on the wall behind is a stone tablet with the WW1 names repeated and the WW2 names added. Surmounted by a lantern.
Inscription
FRONT OF OBELISK: (NAMES)/ IN HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF COMPTON / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918 / THROUGH THE AGES ONE CLEAR FLAME OF SACRIFICE HAS / BURNED, AND BY ITS LIGHT MEN SEE GOD REAR OF OBELISK: (NAMES)/ TABLET ATTACHED TO WALL BEHIND: "THEIR NAMES LIVETH/ FOR EVERMORE"/ 1914 - 1918/ (names) 1939 - 1945/ (names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bond, John R F
Chapman, Michael
Gillett, George M
Hodgson, H P E
Horlock, George
Hounsome, William
Jupp, Thomas W
Lawson, A Cyril
Lenton, Stewart W
Marchant, Andrew B
See details for all 20 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 15
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 15
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
Listing information
  • Compton War Memorial
  • Grade II
  • 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
Reference

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