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The Somme Tunnels on BBC 4. Monday 19th May 9pm
One of the Western Front's great journeys is a visit to the Lochnagar Crater in La Boisselle, a huge hole… Read more…
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200 years of Wokingham, Wellington and Waterloo 1815 - 2015 This article appears in the first edition of the Wokingham… Read more…
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The true story of Berkshire's California
This week’s contributor is Trevor Ottlewski; researcher, author and Chairman of the Wokingham History Group. Trevor has a wide knowledge… Read more…
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Hills Nicholson family: Four sons lost in two World Wars
The Nicholson family have no Wokingham street or building named after them and have sunk below the consciousness of today's… Read more…
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Wokingham Families: The Purseys, Rances and Alexanders
Wokingham Families and the Great War. Recalling the 1914-18 war often involves descriptions of military strategy and the bewildering numbers… Read more…
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1919: The British keep fighting.
Here is a story from the author's own family history. Tracing our own ancestry can provide real insights into some… Read more…
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They remembered. What if we forget?
Six brothers of Emmbrook's Potter family joined the Great War. Only three returned home and two badly injured. Anna Matthews is… Read more…
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It's 1860 and Wokingham's new Town Hall opens for business
Wokingham's Town Hall was completed in 1860; the scale of its structure dominates the surrounding shops and offices. The history… Read more…
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For me, this is possibly the most fascinating and the saddest part of the research. Once we discovered the stories… Read more…
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Wokingham to launch local Poppy Appeal events
The Wokingham Centenary Poppy Appeal The First World War Centenary Year has finally arrived. Throughout 2014, we will witness many… Read more…
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Names A
These names all appear on the memorial inside Wokingham Town Hall:
Frederick Alexander: George Alexander : William Alexander : Frederick Allen : F. de V. Bruce Allfrey : Arthur Annetts : Robert C H Appleby : Sidney C Ayers
there are two names on the forest road memorial that do not appear on this site
dick saxe and a skates
have you information on these men
I am researching my family history and a distant uncle , Brig Gen Felix Frederick Hill lived at Frog Hall in 1909. Furthermore his wife’s family were the Askews of Burwood Park Walton in Thames. If you have any details of either I would be very grateful.
I obtained details of his address from the Probate Calendar .