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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Elmbridge
- Town
- Esher
- County
- Surrey
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 23325
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Current location
Crossroads of Esher Green
Church Street and Lammas Lane
Lammas Lane
Esher
Elmbridge
Surrey
KT10 8AA
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 13797 64779
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Stone cross mounted on octagonal tapering column. Column stands on octagonal plinth which bears names and inscriptions. Plinth surmounts four-stepped stone base, with bottom step deeper than the others. Second World War names on plaques.
- Inscription
- THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/ THOSE WHOM THIS CROSS/ COMMEMORATES WERE/ NUMBERED AMONG THE/ MEN WHO AT THE CALL/ OF KING AND COUNTRY/ LEFT ALL THAT WAS DEAR/ TO THEM, ENDURED/ HARDSHIP, FACED DANGER/ AND FINALLY PASSED OUT OF THE SIGHT OF MEN/ BY THE PATH OF DUTY/ AND SELF SACRIFICE/ GIVING UP THEIR OWN/ LIVES THAT OTHERS/ MIGHT LIVE IN FREEDOM/ LET THOSE WHO COME /AFTER SEE TO IT THAT /THEIR NAMES BE NOT/ FORGOTTEN/ (NAMES)/ 1939-45/ IN EQUAL HONOUR/ THESE ALSO DIED/ FOR FREEDOM/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Anderton, James D
Arnold, Harry
Attree, Horace
Baker, William
Bantoft, Edward E
Bicker, Alfred
Birt, W Beckett
Blakey, R St Clair
Blest, Malcolm
Blott, Thomas W
See details for all 79 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 47
Served and returned: 0
Died: 47
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forename
Order of information: Undefined - First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 79
Served and returned: 0
Died: 79
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forename
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height 530mm, width 280mm
Materials: Bronze - Cross
Measurements: width C 2800mm
Materials: Stone
- Plaque
- Listing information
- Esher Memorial Cross
- 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
- Condition
- Esher
- WMO ID: 139681
- Condition: Good [last updated on 05-08-2015]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Percy Simmonds Photograph Collection
- 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.
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