A CEREMONY has marked the reinstatement of a Second World War memorial for fallen students of what was then Godalming Grammar School.

The commemoration, held at Godalming College, was attended by Godalming mayor Penny Rivers and Waverley mayor Mary Foryszewski plus Old Godhelmians, with history students talking about their research into the lives of those remembered in the war memorial.

The project was inspired by a visit from Gwen Comerford, who attended Godalming Grammar in 1930 and knew many of the boys who went to war.

History student Kat Steel said: “To hear from Gwen about people she’d known and grown up with – and to see how their suffering during the war still shook her was a harrowing experience.

“It was truly an experience, which will continue to inspire the memorial project to remember these young men who once lived and learned in the same place we do today.”

The memorial project was masterminded by Marian Muskett, a member of the college careers team who was one of the last cohort of students at Godalming Grammar.

History teacher Ruth Nixon – a fellow Godalming Grammar pupil – led the students in their research and a lasting display of the life stories of all the young men named in the college war memorial will remain as a reminder of all those who served.

Liz Graham, chair of trustees, said: “It was very touching to hear about former pupils who had lost their lives serving in World War Two.

“It was a privilege to stand with so many current students to remember them at the Act of Remembrance followed by the rededication of the Godalming Grammar School memorial plaque.”