IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM THE DISTRICT OF ST. LUKE CHARLOTTEVILLE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY
1914-18 AND 1939-45. THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
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In the Great War 1914-18, more than a hundred men from community of St. Luke's, Charlotteville in Guildford answered the call to arms. The men came from just three roads , namely Addison, Cline and Cooper Road and would have attended services at the little church of St. Luke in Addison Road.
Tragically, twenty-five of these men were destined not to return. Sixteen were buried in a "foreign field", two died at sea and the bodies of four of the men were never found.
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After the war a wooden shrine was erected in a small garden by the church to provide the families and loved ones a focal point for their grieving and remembrance. In 1928 this was replaced by a memorial made from Portland stone. The cost was £100 plus a further £10 of incidental expenses required for its completion (Surrey Advertiser 19th December 1928).
The unveiling ceremony on Sunday, 16th December 1928 saw the church crowded with ex-servicemen, relatives and friends, many of whom marched in procession from Cline Road led by the Guildford British Legion band (Surrey Advertiser 19th December 1928).
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After the Second World War the names of seven more local men were added, including one who was killed by a bomb that fell only yards away from the memorial itself.
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The church was demolished in the 1960's, to make way for the Addison Court flats and the memorial was moved to its present position. It continues to provide a focal point for local residents and a service of Remembrance is held here every November.