Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Reigate And Banstead
Town
Reigate
County
Surrey
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 24th November 1917
    Attended by: Reverend H G Hill, Vicar of St Thomas', Portman Square
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
71508

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Current location

Adjacent to the church of St Mark
St Mark's Church
Alma Road
Reigate
Reigate And Banstead
Surrey
RH2 0DA
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 25528 50871
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Large stone Calvary with pitched roof set on a tapering square column on a three-stepped octagonal base.
Inscription
GREATER / LOVE / HATH / NO / MAN / THAN / THIS TO THE / GLORY OF GOD / AND IN LOVING AND / GRATEFUL MEMORY OF / THOSE WHO FOR OUR / COUNTRY OUR HOMES / AND FOR US / GAVE THEIR LIVES IN / THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919 / MAY THE SOULS OF THE FAITHFUL / THROUGH THE MERCY OF GOD / REST IN PEACE / GRANT THEM O LORD / ETERNAL REST AND / LET LIGHT PERPETUAL / SHINE UPON THEM (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allen, Albert E.
Ansell, Harwood E.
Bashford, William H.
Bates, Frances M.
Bennett, Percy
Berry, Alfred C.
Bowden, Horace G. C.
Brown, Frederick G.
Brown, Henry H.
Browne, Arthur R. H.
See details for all 100 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 99
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 99
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forename, surname, date of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Undefined
    Measurements: height 518
    Materials: Stone - Hopton Wood
Listing information
  • Reigate War Memorial
  • 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
Conservation and repair work was carried out in 2011 by David Nash (Stonemason) of Beckenham.
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.

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