Holy Trinity Church Guildford, Jail Hill & East Surrey Regiment Memorial Gates

BENCHMARK: Local luminaries gathered at Holy Trinity Church, Guildford, to present commemorative
wooden seats following the restoration of Georgian gardens outside the High Street church. Among the
donors was Guildford Rotary Club, which dedicated a seat to the memory of former Rotary member
Mr. Peter Harding, who died last year. Three further benches were given by the Queen's Royal Regiment
and by former mayors of Guildford, Mr. Bernard Parke and Mrs. Mary Lloyd-Jones. Pictured are (from left):
Rotary president Mr. Chris Elston; Mr. Harding's son (behind); Mr. Harding's sister; former Mayoress of
Guildford Mrs. Pam Parke; Mr. Harding's widow, Mrs. Barbara Harding; former mayor Mrs. Mary Lloyd-James;
a representative of the Queen's Royal Regiment, and the Mayor of Guildford, Mrs. Dorren Bellerby.
(Surrey Advertiser 21/6/91)

 

The Jail Hill Memorial

Dedicated to the Officers' & Man of the 1^st Bn The Queen's Royal Regiment and their Comrades
in Arms of the 4^th Bn 1st King George V's Own Ghurka Rifles killed in action on Jail Hill, May - June 1944.

East Surrey Regiment Memorial Gates

The East Surrey Regiment Memorial Gates, All Saints Church, Kingston-upon-Thames.

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