The main focus of Remembrance in the village
of Ewhurst takes the form of a Celtic cross of Cornish granite
surrounded by a low box hedge. On the lower faces are inscribed the
names of the villagers who fell in the First World War.
Sited in a very imposing position on the Mount
in front of the church of St Peter and St Paul, the War Memorial
overlooks the main road through the village. On the opposite side of
the road is the village school and the cross itself is flanked by
the Old Post Office, a public house at the time of the First World
War and the three bay windows of Mount and Church Gate Cottages. At
one time Mount Cottage was used as a recruiting post within
the village and it is poignant to reflect on how many of the men
named on the monument attended the church and school, frequented the
public house, and signed up for service within the surrounds of the
Memorial.
The actual War Memorial, costing £250,
was funded by contributions within the village and unveiled by Mr
Walter Webb (Chairman of the Ewhurst War Memorial Committee and
father of the late
Captain Evelyn M Webb)
on Remembrance Sunday, 7th November 1920. (source: Surrey Ad
13/11/20)
On Remembrance
Sunday each year, the villagers of Ewhurst and Ellen's Green recall
the price paid by those names on the monument and others as they
gather on the Mount, read the names of the Fallen and participate in
the National Silence at 11am, which marks the Armistice of the First
World War.
