Memorial

Windlesham

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Current Location

St John the Baptist Churchyard, Church Road, Windlesham, Surrey Heath, Surrey, GU20 6BL, England

SU 93024 63752

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 23830
Description: Runic cross. Rectangular concrete foundation supporting a rough-hewn granite structure consisting of a three-stepped rectangular base followed by a tall, slightly tapering rectangular sectioned shaft and integrated wheel cross. Pinned-lead lettering and numerals form the inscriptions and names on smoothened areas of the step faces. Two, square granite vases mounted on plinths are placed on the ground at opposite corners of the base.
Inscription: 6 o'clock top step face: TO THE MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF THIS PARISH / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR / THEIR KING AND COUNTRY / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919. / 6 o'clock middle step face: (10 NAMES) / 6 o'clock lower step face: (38 NAMES) / "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE." // 3 o'clock top step face: ALSO THE / SECOND WORLD WAR / 1939 - 1945. / (1 NAME) / 3 o'clock middle and lower step faces: (19 NAMES) // 9 o'clock top step face: ALSO THOSE / WHO DIED SERVING / THEIR COUNTRY / IN CONFLICTS / AFTER 1945. / 9 o'clock middle step face: AFGHANISTAN 2001 - 2014 / (1 NAME) // Vase faces: 1937 > GR. VI

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 20
Died: 20
Information shown: Rank, title, forename, initial, surname, honours, regiment or service
Order of names: Rank