Builders destroy
Great War
Memorial
The memorial pictured above was erected to remember the young men and
staff from the school who gave their lives for their country in
The Great War. More details and a full list of all the men are included in
a small booklet available for download here.
In 1975 the
memorial was bulldozed by the developers who built the High Beeches Estate
and all record of the men was lost for over thirty years until our
Secretary, Ralph Maciejewski, found a list of the names at the Surrey
History Centre.
Ted Bond, member of BHRG and also the Royal British
Legion (Banstead and District Branch) is leading a campaign to have the
names inscribed on a stone 'plaque' on the outside wall of St Paul's
Church Nork. He has gained all the appropriate permissions and is now
looking to fund the new memorial.
The Banstead History Research
Group has never previously supported any request for money but this
project is so important to Banstead and Nork and the memory of these men,
that we have agreed to publish this appeal.
If you would like to
make a contribution, please send a cheque
made payable to
Cottage Homes Nork War Memorial Fund to :-
The Treasurer
Cottage Homes Nork War Memorial Fund
c/o 96
Roundwood Way
Nork
Banstead
Surrey
SM7 1EG
Thank
you for your support.
Banstead History Research Group
17
November 2009