Category Archives: U.K. Churches, Memorials & Cemeteries – Back in Blighty

St. Luke’s Church, Stone Cross & Westham War Memorial

The church of St Luke at Stone Cross, built as a memorial to a Lieutenant Colonel Charles William Owen, who died in 1922, was opened in 1929 as a chapelry of St. Mary’s Church in nearby Westham, long before eventually … Continue reading

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Knoddishall War Memorial

Another locked church, but we do have a war memorial.

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Westleton War Memorial

I showed you round the churchyard last month. Might as well show you the war memorial too.

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Hersham War Memorial – A Return Visit

Some more recent photos of Hersham war memorial, the first ones I published taken well over decade ago now (but still available to view here).  So why this shot to start? Well, there was a Great War German field gun … Continue reading

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Westleton – St Peter’s Churchyard

As we wander up the pathway,… …I spy a CWGC headstone on our left,… …amongst an interesting-looking group of headstones.  And apart, with respect, from the smallest, on the right, indeed they are. This is the grave of Sergeant Albert … Continue reading

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Forest Row War Memorial

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Hatchford Churchyard

I didn’t even know this place existed until, literally, the other day. And as, on checking, I discovered that there’s a single Great War burial here, this afternoon the missus and I went to take a look.  There was once … Continue reading

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