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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 in. |
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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:rollofhonour@fastfreenet.com |
The
various memorials
and cemeteries maintained by the War Graves Commission
for the Western Front are described and pictured on the
Internet. There is also another site that describes
these memorials. Details of Kranji War Cemetery and
Taiping can be found on MyFarEast
website. |
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World
War 1 & 2 - Others Selection
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Pre-1914
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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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Pre-1914
None
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Armistice
events at Surrey History Centre |
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Saturday
8 November 10am-12.30pm Military
Family History Session Expert help for
family historians tracing military ancestors,
with Duncan Sutton, Laurence Spring and
Justine Pearson.
Free event, tea & coffee available.
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Saturday
8 November 2.00pm-2.45pm The
Queen's Royal Surrey Regimental Museum:
'Surrey and the Somme: Two Surrey Infantry
regiments and the 1st July 1916'
Talk by Ian Chatfield, curator of the
Queen’s Royal Surrey Regimental
Museum
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Tickets
£3.00 or £5.00 for both talks
on the 8 November Please phone 01483 518737
to book. (see above right and below left) |
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Saturday
8 November 3.00pm-3.45pm Surrey’s
war hospitals
Talk by Laurence Spring, Surrey Heritage
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Thursday
13 November 7.30pm The
archaeology and infrastructure of the
Great War in Surrey An evening
talk by Paul Bowen
Tickets £3.00. Please phone 01483
518737 to book. |
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Saturday
15 November 2.00pm-3.00pm Sources
for the Forces in the First World War
William Spencer, Principal Specialist
of Military Records at The National Archives
gives a talk on archival sources for ancestors
in the First World War, plus signing copies
of his latest book First World War Army
Service Records
Tickets £3.00. Please phone 01483
518737 to book. |
Thursday
20 November 7.30pm Digging
the Trenches, The Archaeology of the Western
Front An evening talk by Andy Robertshaw,
of the Royal Logistics Corps Museum and
TV’s ‘Digging the Trenches’.
Andy will also be signing copies of his
latest book ‘Digging the Trenches,
The Archaeology of the Western Front’,
on which his talk is based.
Tickets £3.00. Please phone 01483
518737 to book. |
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Saturday
22 November 11am -12.15pm R
C Sherriff's Journey - From Soldier to
Playwright A talk by David Filsell
Tickets £3.00. Please phone 01483
518737 to book. |
Saturday
22 November 2.00pm - 3.00pm. Tim
Richardson and Craig Appleton - 'Soldiers
Two' Family friendly event. Come
and experience a rare view inside the
'old kit bag' and see uniforms and artefacts
of a Tommy and officer from the Queens
and East Surrey regiments, c.1918. A fantastic
chance for all ages to learn more about
soldiers of the First World War, how they
were equipped and what they encountered.
Tickets £2.00. Please phone 01483
518737 to book |
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Thursday
27 November 7.30pm Welcome
Home: The reception for the returned Queen's
Royal Surrey's Prisoners of War
An evening talk by Duncan Sutton, Surrey
Heritage
Tickets £3.00. Please phone 01483
518737 to book. |
Saturday
29 November 11.30am - 12.30pm Commemorating
the Fallen: Village War Memorials in Surrey
Talk by Keith Grieves of Kingston University |
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Tickets
£4.00 for one talk or £10
for a day ticket for the 29 November.
Please phone 01483 518737 to book. (see
above right and both sections below) |
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Saturday
29 November, 2.00pm - 3.00pm Boy
Soldiers of the Great War A talk
by author Richard van Emden |
Saturday
29 November, 3.30 pm - 4.30pm Tommy:
The British Soldier on the Western Front
A talk by Richard Holmes, CBE |
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| To
gain an overview of all the towns and parishes covered,
and hopefully to be covered, by this site there is an alphabetical
index.
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:
4 October, 2008
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