Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Woking
Town
West Byfleet
County
Surrey
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1920
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
  • Rededicated
    Date: 10th May 1992
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
23487

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Current location

JUNCTION OF CAMPHILL ROAD AND PARVIS ROAD
ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH
2013 Camphill Road
West Byfleet
Woking
Surrey
KT14 6EH
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 04354 60940
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
TALL OCTAGONAL CROSS, REPLICA OF A BLOMFIELD CROSS, ON OCTAGONAL PLINTH AND FOUR STEPPED BASE. INSCRIPTION ON EIGHT PANELS BRONZE SWORD OF SACRIFICE ON FRONT FACE
Inscription
PANEL 1: DEDICATED/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ THE OFFICERS AND MEN/ OF/ WEST BYFLEET/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ ERECTED BY THEIR RELATIVES/ WORLD WAR II/ 1939 - 1945 PANELS 2 - 4: (NAMES) PANEL 5: THESE ENDURED ALL AND/ GAVE ALL/ THAT HONOUR AND KINDNESS/ MIGHT PREVAIL AND NOT PERISH/ THAT THOSE/ WHOM THEY LOVED/ AND/ THEIR CHILDREN AFTER THEM/ MIGHT ENJOY FREEDOM/ AND INHERIT PEACE/ THEIR PORTION/ IS WITH THE ETERNAL PANELS 6 - 8: (NAMES) AROUND TOP OF PLINTH: REMEMBER MEN WHO DIED FOR ENGLAND AROUND BASE OF PLINTH: THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allin, Christopher A
Armstrong, G S
Austin, Charles John
Axtell, Edwin T
Batten, Albert
Batten, Thomas R
Bell, Patrick
Brand, David Halyburton
Brook, Walter
Brown, Alfred
See details for all 50 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 36
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 36
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 21
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 21
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: height 4230MM
    Materials: Stone - Portland
  • Plinth
    Measurements: height 890MM
    Materials: Stone - Portland
  • Base
    Measurements: height 1170MM
    Materials: Stone - Portland
Listing information
Condition
History
BEAUTIFULLY RESTORED IN MARCH 1992, WHEN INSCRIPTIONS WERE RENEWED AND WW2 NAMES ADDED. COST SHARED BETWEEN THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION AND THE BOROUGH COUNCIL. FILE CONTAINS BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
WOKING BOROUGH COUNCIL

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