Memorial

Weybridge

Weybridge Memorial of roundabout island

Source: David Larkin - WMO/100544

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Current Location

Memorial is located on an island at the roundabout adjacent to the Village Green / Weybridge Cricket Club, at the junction between Monument Hill (A317), Oatlands Drive (A3050), Queens Road (A317) and Hangar Hill (B373), Weybridge, Elmbridge, Surrey, KT13 9XR, England

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TQ 07904 64673

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Serviceman / Servicewoman
WMR Reference Number: 23577
Description: THE TOP OF THE MEMORIAL COMPRISES A SCULPTURED PORTLAND STONE FIGURE OF A SOLDIER DRESSED IN A WW1 UNIFORM STANDING WITH RIFLE AT REST BETWEEN HIS FEET AND WITH HIS HEAD BOWED. THE FIGURE SURMOUNTS A SQUARE SET COLUMN WHICH BEARS INCISED NAMES AND INSCRIPTION IN LOW RELIEF. THE WHOLE MEMORIAL IS SET ON A TWO-STEPPED STONE BASE. RELIEFS OF LAUREL GARLANDS SURROUND THE NAMES FROM WW1. THE SOLDIER RESTS ON A DECORATED COPING STONE SURMOUNTED BY THREE FURTHER BLOCKS OF STONE FORMING STEPS UP TO THE FEET OF THE SOLDIER.
Inscription: 1914-1918/ IN MEMORY/ OF/ THE MEN/ OF/ WEYBRIDGE/ WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES/ IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ THEIR NAME/ LIVETH/ FOR EVERMORE/ (132 Names) 1939-1945/ (91 Names)/ KOREA 1950-1954/ (1 Name)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 132
Died: 132
Information shown: surname, forename initials, decorations
Order of names: alphabetical by surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 91
Died: 91
Information shown: surname, forename initials
Order of names: alphabetical by surname

War: Korean War (1950-1953)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: surname, forename initials

History

Maker(s): R L Boulton & Sons, Cheltenham, Builder
MR J HATCHARD SMITH and Son, Epsom, Surrey, Designer
Sponsor Type: private
Sponsored By: The original memorial was sponsored privately by Wey Valley Contractors Ltd.

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Weybridge

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