Memorial details

Memorial type
Other memorial
District
Woking
Town
Woking
County
Surrey
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Opened
    Date: 1915
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
53989

Support IWM

Donate with Just Giving

Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.

Make a Donation
Current location

South east corner of the Common
Horsell Common
Monument Road
Woking
Woking
Surrey
GU21 5TB
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 01597 60009
Denomination: Muslim

View location on Google Maps
Description
Former burial ground consisting of area 36m by 30m enclosed by brick wall c2.4m high. Entrance is to the west, by a chattri, a red brick square pavilion with Islamic ogee profile arch at centre and a domed roof, 6m tall.
Inscription
MOSLEM CEMETERY/ THIS ENCLOSURE WAS BUILT IN/ 1915 AS A BURIAL GROUND FOR/ INDIAN SOLDIERS WHO LOST/ THEIR LIVES IN SERVICE TO/ THIS COUNTRY DURING THE/ GREAT WAR. THE GRAVES HAVE/ BEEN REMOVED BUT THE WALLS/ REMAIN AS A REMINDER OF THAT/ SACRIFICE AND ITS ASSOCIATION/ WITH THE EASTERN WORLD./ THE HORSELL COMMON/ PRESERVATION SOCIETY/ HOPE TO RAISE FUNDS FOR/ THE COMPLETE RESTORATION/ OF THIS HISTORIC RELIC./ Please do not destroy it./ The Secretary/ Horsell Common Preservation Society/ STATUTORY LISTED HISTORIC BUILDING
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • Pavilion
    Measurements: height 6m
    Materials: Brick, Stone
  • Wall
    Measurements: height 2.4m
    Materials: Brick
Listing information
  • Muslim Burial Ground
  • 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
Aug. 2013. Prayer ceremony to mark the start of renovation works. 6 January 1984: Grade II Listed 1968: Burials removed to Military Cemetery at Brookwood
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.

This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:

© WMR-53989

For queries, please contact [email protected].