Memorial

West Byfleet - Cross

West Byfleet

Source: Copyright Hazel Gilmore

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Junction of Camphill Road and Parvis Road, St John the Baptist Churchyard, Camphill Road, West Byfleet, Woking, Surrey, KT14 6EH, England

OS Grid Reference

TQ 04356 60939

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 23487
Description: Tall, tapering octagonal sectioned cross, replica of a Blomfield Cross, surmounts an octagonal sectioned plinth and four-stepped octagonal base. Incised inscriptions and names on plinth and step faces. Text infilled with black paint. Bronze Sword of Sacrifice on front face.
Inscription: Around top of plinth: REMEMBER MEN WHO DIED FOR ENGLAND // Plinth face 1: DEDICATED / TO THE MEMORY OF / THE OFFICERS AND MEN / OF / WEST BYFLEET / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918 // Plinth faces 2, 3 and 4: (NAMES) // Plinth face 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 // Plinth faces 6, 7 and 8: (NAMES) // Around base of plinth: THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE // No.4 (top) step, face 1: ERECTED BY / THEIR RELATIVES // No.3 step, face 1: WORLD WAR II / 1939 + 1945 // No.3 step, faces 2 and 8: (21 NAMES)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 36
Died: 36
Information shown: Forenames, initials, surname, honours, rank, regiment or service
Order of names: Listed alphabetically by surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 21
Died: 21
Information shown: Forenames, surname
Order of names: Listed alphabetically by surname

History

Sponsor Type: private, public
Sponsored By: Relatives
Maintenance 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.

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