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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 27th May 1934
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

23723

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Current location

In the school chapel
Gordon's School
Bagshot Road
West End
Surrey Heath
Surrey
GU24 9PT
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 94376 61350
Denomination: Non-denominational

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Description

A stone roll of honour set in a brick wall with a header. Commemoration above the names panel which is surrounded by a raised frame: all lettering engraved in red.

Inscription

TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN SACRED MEMORY/ OF THE OLD BOYS OF THE GORDON BOYS HOME/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR. 1914 - 1918/ (Names)

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Aldis, E
Allen, C J
Banbury, E
Basson, W
Bate, J W
Bathe, F J
Bennett, P F
Betts, J
Birch, A
Bonello, L
See details for all 155 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 155
Served and returned: 0
Died: 155
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forename.
Order of information: Surname.

Components

Roll of honour
Measurements: height 1800MM, width 990MM
Materials: Stone - Hopton Wood

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

Gordon's Boys School

Reference

"THE GORDON HERITAGE" BY LT COL D BOYD. ROBERT HALE LTD 1985
Gordon's School, www.gordons.school/page/?title=History+of+Gordon%27s+School&pid=92, accessed 8th April, 2024

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