Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Guildford
Town
Ockham
County
Surrey
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
23350

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Current location

JUNCTION OF OCKHAM RoaD NORTH AND OCKHAM LAne
Ockham Road North
Ockham
Guildford
Surrey
GU23 6PH
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 07145 56658
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
CELTIC CROSS ON A SQUARE PLINTH BASE
Inscription
(...) / (...) NAMES / WRITTEN HERE / THEY LAID DOWN / THEIR LIVES / FOR THEIR COUNTRY / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918 / FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH / (NAMES) PLACE HER / BY THE INHABITANTS / IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY / OF THE DEPARTED / AND IN THANKFULNESS FOR / THE RETURN OF MANY OTHERS / WHO WENT / FROM THIS VILLAGE / 1939-1945 / (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Collins, Stanley
Cross, George
Cutting, Ernest
Edser, William
Grant, Albyn E
Heather, Vernon
Ilsley, Harry
Ivey, Bert
Martin, Gerald
Noel, Hugh Clobery
See details for all 16 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 17
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 17
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,forename
    Order of information: rank
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 5
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 5
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,regiment
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: height 3000MM
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • Ockham 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
History
c2011: Cleaned and restored.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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