Memorial details

Memorial type
Chapel: Dedicated within church building
District
Woking
Town
Horsell
County
Surrey
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
23566

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Current location

ST MARY THE VIRGIN CHURCH
Church Hill
Horsell
Woking
Surrey
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 997 592
Denomination: Church of England

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Previous locations
  • ST ANDREWS CHURCH
    Horsell
    Woking
    Surrey
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
ORIGINALLY, ST ANDREWS CHURCH ITSELF WAS A MEMORIAL COMMEMORATING THOSE FROM HORSELL WHO SERVED AND RETURNED. THE FOUR WOODEN BOARDS WERE REMOVED WHEN THE CHURCH WAS CLOSED. DIMENSIONS GIVEN ARE FOR EACH BOARD
Inscription
TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ THANKSGIVING/ FOR/ SAFE RETURN/ OF THESE/ PARISHIONERS/ WHO WENT TO/ THE/ GREAT WAR/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allen, Ernest T
Avery, Albert
Bailey, Arthur
Bailey, Edward
Bailey, Harry
Batten, Stephen A
Batty, William
Beattie, Percy H
Beattie, Vernon
Bicknell, Richard H
See details for all 173 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 172
    Served and returned: 172
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: height 1400MM, width 240MM
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
History
The church itself was closed in the 1970s and sold to raise funds to build a new church in the Goldsworth park estate. The boards were moved to St Mary's Church, St Andrew's Room. 2019: Spiller added to the bottom of the boards.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
ST MARYS PCC

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