Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Woking
Town
West Byfleet
County
Surrey
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
MESSRS WILLIAM MORRIS & CO OF MERTON ABBEY (Artist)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 31st October 1926
    Attended by: Bishop of Guildford
  • Rededicated
    Date: 04th November 1928
    Attended by: ARCHDEACON OF SURREY
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
23485

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Current location

North wall.
St John the Baptist Church
Camphill Rd
West Byfleet
Woking
Surrey
KT14 6EH
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 04416 60979
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
LARGE THREE LIGHT WINDOW (EAST) AND PAIR OF SINGLE LIGHT WINDOWS (NORTH), WITH ASSOCIATED TABLET
Inscription
(TABLET) TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN HONOURED/ MEMORY OF THE MEN OF WEST BYFLEET/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ (Names)/ GRANT THEM O LORD ETERNAL REST (EAST WINDOW) SO HE PASSED OVER AND/ ALL THE TRUMPETS SOUNDED/ FOR HIM ON THE OTHER SIDE/ 1914 1918/ DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI (NORTH WINDOW) THE WINDOWS IN THIS CHAPEL/ WERE ERECTED TO COMMEMORATE/ THOSE WHOSE NAMES ARE/ INSCRIBED ON THE TABLET
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allin, Christopher Arthur
Armstrong, Guy Spearman
Axtell, Edwin Thomas
Batten, Albert
Batten, Thomas Rowland
Bernard Gilpin, Norcliffe W Bernard
Brown, Alfred
Budd, George Henry Warner
Burdett, Frederick
Coggins, William Claude
See details for all 36 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 36
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 36
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 1150mm, width 1450mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
PCC
Reference
  • Woking News and Mail 5 Nov. 1926

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