West Byfleet Memorial Cross
WM name reference IWM23847
Current Location:
Junction of Camphill Road and Parvis Road St John the Baptist Churchyard Camphill Road West Byfleet Woking Surrey KT14 6EH
Description:
Tall, tapering octagonal sectioned cross, replica of a Blomfield Cross, surmounts an octagonal sectioned plinth and four-stepped octagonal base. Incised inscriptions and names on plinth and step faces. Text infilled with black paint. Bronze Sword of Sacrifice on front face.
Campaign:
World War 1
Inscription:
Around top of plinth: REMEMBER MEN WHO DIED FOR ENGLAND // Plinth face 1: DEDICATED / TO THE MEMORY OF / THE OFFICERS AND MEN / OF / WEST BYFLEET / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918 // Plinth faces 2, 3 and 4: (NAMES) // Plinth face 5: THESE ENDURED ALL AND / GAVE ALL / THAT HONOUR AND KINDNESS / MIGHT PREVAIL AND NOT PERISH: / THAT THOSE / WHOM THEY LOVED / AND / THEIR CHILDREN AFTER THEM / MIGHT ENJOY FREEDOM/ AND INHERIT PEACE / THEIR PORTION / IS WITH THE ETERNAL // Plinth faces 6, 7 and 8: (NAMES) // Around base of plinth: THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE // No.4 (top) step, face 1: ERECTED BY / THEIR RELATIVES // No.3 step, face 1: WORLD WAR II / 1939 + 1945 // No.3 step, faces 2 and 8: (21 NAMES)
| Surname | First Name | Date of Death | Name of Memorial(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong | Guy | 27-9-1915 | West Byfleet Memorial Cross | View |
Further information:
Find more information about a specific soldier visit findmypast. The Scots Guards are delighted that their Enlistment Books from 1840 to 1938 are now available at:
If you have information on a specific memorial please send it on to the Historical Committee. The Memorial information required is:
- Who or what formation of the Regiment is named on the memorial. What event, dates or other inscriptions on the memorial.
- The country, nearest town/city or other details of location.
- A description of the memorial with a photograph if possible.
- For bigger sites a copy of any advertising information or leaflets would be useful.
Please sent any information that you find to: Michael Campbell-Lamerton
As the information on the database builds up Michael Campbell-Lamerton will be sending regular updates to Archives at RHQ who remains the point of contact about for inquiries on past members of the Regiment.
