Memorial
Haslemere War Memorial Recreation Ground
Current Location
Junction with Scotland Lane, Haslemere Recreation Ground, Old Haslemere Rd, Haslemere, Waverley, Surrey, GU27 3AR, England
OS Grid Reference
SU 90460 32270
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Park / Sports field
- WMR Reference Number
- 41702
- Description
- Nine acres of recreation ground with two dedicatory plaques. Inscription in black lettering on a white background.
- Inscription
- HASLEMERE WAR MEMORIAL/ RECREATION GROUND/ THIS GROUND WAS PURCHASED BY THE/ HASLEMERE WAR MEMORIAL COMMITTEE/ IN 1921 AND PRESENTED TO THE/ HASLEMERE URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL/ AS A THANK-OFFERING FOR/ THOSE WHO SERVED AND THOSE/ WHO DIED IN THE GREAT WAR.
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Sponsor Type
- public
- Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information
- £300 was to be used to develop the field as a recreation ground.
Ceremonies
Opened
C1921
UNKNOWN
- Custodian
- WAVERLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL
Components
- Playing / Sports field
Condition: Unknown
- Plaque
- Proceedings of the War Memorial Committee (held in Surrey County Council Archives), 1919-1920.