The
Fallen of Ewhurst and Ellen's Green, Surrey
Village Memorials
"The number of volunteers from Ewhurst and
Ellen's Green was 'second to none'. The memorials show the price they
paid"
Walter Stemp, one of the village's
veterans
Photo courtesy of Nigel Balchin
AEB (2005)
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.
Within the church of St Peter and St Paul's there is a brass plaque dedicated to the Memory of the Men of Ewhurst who fell in the Great War 1914-1918 and a Roll of Honour in the form of a leather bound book containing details of the fallen of both world wars.
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Ellen's Green War Memorial Tablet
This tablet originally formed the back rest of a stone memorial bench dedicated to the memory of the eight men of Ellen's Green who fell in the Great War 1914-1918. The names of the four men from Ellen's Green who gave their lives in the Second World War were added subsequently. The bench eventually fell into disrepair and the back rest was relocated to the Ellen's Green Village Hall.
Photo courtesy of Nigel Balchin
Andrew Bailey, Ewhurst, Surrey
andy@ewhurstfallen.co.uk
Copyright©2005