Summary
Camberley Memorial Cross, erected 1922, located within a paved area south of the group of three lodges forming the southern entrance of the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.
Reasons for Designation
Camberley Memorial Cross which sits south of a group of three lodges which form the southern entrance to the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
History
The aftermath of the First World War saw an unprecedented wave of public commemoration with tens of thousands of memorials erected across the country, both as a result of the huge impact the loss of three quarters of a million British lives had on communities and the official policy of not repatriating the dead, which meant that the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was erected at Camberley next to the entrance to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.
Details
The war memorial cross was erected in 1922. It sits within a paved area enclosed by low walls, south of, and in line with, the C19 lodge to the Royal Military Academy by James Wyatt.
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