LEATHERHEAD WAR MEMORIALS
hosted by the Friends of  Leatherhead Parish Church

What is the purpose of this project?: Our aim is that in this new Millennium Leatherhead should know of as many as possible of those it regards as its own, who gave their lives in the World Wars of 1914-1918 and 1939-1945, and other 20th Century conflicts/active service duties, in the service of their country - and for our present freedom.

The Friends' objective: Do what research we can and make the information accessible.

It is for others - relations, townspeople, those with responsibility for memorials - to decide what action to take. For example, this could be to put right in a practical way obvious omissions and  conflicts of names or dates, some of which have already been identified.

The Friends have started this website and are building a Leatherhead War Memorial Database to meet our objectives.
The website will be expanded as more information becomes available, for example Liam Sumption's work on the World War I casualties.  Historian Ian Whitlock will add historical information, to help visitors understand more about the background to the actions in which people gave their lives.

We hope this website will: -

• become a new kind of memorial, accessible world-wide.
• be an educational resource and especially helpful to local schools making visits to WWI battlefields and cemeteries. 
• stimulate visits to the town and the Parish Church and other Churches by the many families it touches and by others who have an interest. 

A simplified form of the website will eventually be available as a booklet for visitors to the Parish Church of St.Mary & St.Nicholas. 

The investigations link on the left gives the latest information on what has been found. Useful links has other useful sites which provide further information.