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Surrey there are various memorials
and rolls of honour dedicated to those men and women
who fell in various wars. These memorials and rolls
cover many centuries in some cases, mostly though it
is World War One and Two.
During
any conflict there are certain acts of bravery or defiance
that are noticeable above others. For these acts citations
and medals have been awarded.
If
anybody has information for those of the Second World
War, Boer War, or the like similar to those supplied
for the First World War then I would gladly post these
as well.
Please
Note: Every attempt has been made to transcribe this
information accurately but there are occasions that
the information supplied is incorrect or errors occur
during transcription. We do not wish to cause offence
to any families of the men detailed here and will change
the relevant information when informed.
Also
note that places detailed on these memorials may appear
in the wrong county. This information has been transcribed
from the records given and, as the men were parochial,
the information supplied at enlistment was the view
of the men and the county they thought they resided
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These
pages are available for transcripts of these memorials
and rolls of honour. If you have a transcription
of, or you are willing to transcribe, a Surrey
memorial or roll of honour for these pages then
please contact me, the email address is below.
Current
acknowledgements for assistance with these pages
must go to Janet Graves and others - thank you
all.
Thank
you,
Martin
Edwards
email:webmaster@roll-of-honour.com |
The
various memorials
and cemeteries maintained by the War Graves Commission
for the Western Front are described and pictured on
the Internet. Details of Kranji War Cemetery and Taiping
can be found in the Overseas
section. |
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World
War 1 & 2 - Others Selection
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Pre-1914
- Memorial Selection |
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gain an overview of all the towns and parishes covered,
and hopefully to be covered, by this site there is an
alphabetical
index.
Pre-1914
None
See
also external sites
War
Memorials in Surrey
LOCAL WORLD WAR 1 AND 2 MEMORIALS
Carshalton
War Memorial
Ranmore
War Memorial
Search the Epsom
College Register Database of those killed in conflict
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| The
Fallen of Ewhurst and Ellen's Green, Surrey
The
Parish of Ewhurst, Surrey is a rural community
lying at the foot of the Surrey Hills encompassing
the village of Ewhurst and the settlement of Ellen’s
Green to the south.
The
War Memorial and the Roll of Honour in the church
of St Peter & St Paul details 51 names of
men who gave their lives during the First World
War or died of their injuries afterwards. A number
of these men are also remembered on a separate
memorial plaque in Ellen’s Green.
A
MUST visit site |
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Witley
Camp circa 1915 |
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| Much
information about soldiers who fell, were awarded medals and
more is to be found in old copies of the London
Gazette. Here is a brief resume:
The
London Gazette, first published in 1665, is the oldest,
continuously published newspaper in the United Kingdom and
probably the world. The London Gazette and its sister publications,
the Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes, have a unique position
in British publishing. They are official newspapers of the
Crown. The London Gazette contains a wide range of office
notices including State, Parliamentary and Ecclesiastical
notices, Transport and Planning notices as well as Corporate
and Personal Insolvency notices to name a few. In addition,
a number of Supplements are published covering Honours and
Awards, Premium Bonds, Armed Forces Promotions and Re-gradings,
Companies' information, etc. and a Quarterly Index.
In
the 17th century, it was believed that National efficiency
depended on the intelligence received by the Crown and that
the reckless publishing of news might endanger it. An embargo
on the printing of news other than reports of events abroad,
natural disasters, Royal declarations and sensational crime
continued until 1640. This had the effect of delaying the
development of the press in the UK. Censorship was introduced
in 1643, followed by licensing of news publications. The
Gazette came about because of two momentous events: the
Great Plague and the decision of King Charles II to remove
his court - effectively the government of the time - to
Oxford. The London Gazette started life as the Oxford Gazette
and after a few months changed to its current title.
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Some
of the cap badges
are laid out, on a separate page.
Not
all memorials were to people; there are memorials to various
types of animal that served and fell in World War I for
example, dogs.
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Last updated:
23 December, 2022
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