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Runnymede Remembered Remembering the Fallen from the Borough of Runnymede from the First and Second World Wars We want to hear from you.

The Chertsey Town War Memorial was unveiled at a grand ceremony on 30 October 1921. Almost a century later, 130 names from the Great War and 64 names added after 1945 are displayed on the memorial. In the lead up to the memorial’s centenary in October 2021, we are publishing a series of blogs uncovering some long-forgotten stories. You will find out more about those killed during the Great War, th

ose who returned, and about the bereaved families. You can also discover how the memorial itself was established, and about Chertsey as a community one hundred years ago. As well as drawing upon archived documents and newspapers from the period, the blogs will include testimonies from people with personal connections to the Chertsey Town War Memorial. If you have any family or other associations with the memorial, please get in touch. This centenary commemorative project is curated by Ian Lacey, a Public Historian at Royal Holloway, University of London, in partnership with Chertsey Museum.

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The 85th anniversary of the Battle of Britain is being commemorated in a flag raising event at the Civic Centre in Addlestone on Monday.

The date 15 September 1940 is usually seen as the day when the battle in the skies over the south east reached its peak.
 
Our short flag raising event will be at the flag pole at 10am and will be led by the Mayor.

If remembering the Battle of Britain and the air and ground crews who fought, as well as those local people who died, please do join us.
 
North Surrey has a strong connection to the RAF in the Second World War. The Hawker Hurricane was first flown in prototype form at Brooklands in Weybridge in November 1935. Altogether, 3,012 Hurricanes were produced at Brooklands – one-fifth of the total built. Those Hurricanes, the pilots who flew and ground crews who maintained them made a significant contribution to victory in the Battle of Britain alongside the Spitfire.
 
Photos at the event will be taken and shared on our social media platforms.

Our photo in this post shows Hawker Hurricane mkI P3717 whuch was built at Brooklands.

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