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1860: Wokingham opens the New Town Hall
Jim Bell is renowned for the 30 short books he has written on Wokingham. In this article Jim tells the… Read more…
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Today Sunday 14th September. Meet us at the Town Hall from 11am
Today is Wokingham's Heritage Day and this year we examine the research put together by many of Wokingham's local history… 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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We continue the conversation between Ken Goatley and his old friend Cecil Culver. Ken: "You were talking about the milkman… Read more…
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The Great War: “I just think of all the poor mothers”
Mother's Day: Thinking of Mothers Past. Although we have posted over 200 biographies of the men of Wokingham on this… Read more…
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Bearwood Roll of Honour, St Catherine’s Church.
Every now again we come across seemingly small pieces of information, which suddenly provides insights into the changing attitude to… Read more…
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Review of Heritage Day – September 14th, 2014
Research into Wokingham's fallen started in 2011 and after three years, the information was presented to the people on Sunday… Read more…
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The double life of Arthur Hill, 6th Marquess of Downshire
By Jim Bell. This article first appeared in 'The Wokingham Paper', 24th April 2015 A young man sits holding the… Read more…
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George Henry PRICE, Poulterer 52 Peach Street (1857 – 1925)
We're very grateful for the article provided by Diane Johansen in which she tells us about her Great Grand Uncle's… Read more…
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Great Britain: Changing into the 20th Century (Part Three and conclusion).
Joshua Allerton completes his look at changing Britain with the War's role in women's suffrage. It is commonly believed that… Read more…
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The following WW1 names appear on the memorial inside Wokingham Town Hall. Click on a name to discover their biography:
Charles A Ballard : Albert Edward Barker : John Barker : Thomas F Barker : William Barker : Dudley Barnard : David Southon Beasley : Sidney Bedford : Arthur Bendle : Ernest George Bennett : Wilfred Bingham : John Bird : Thomas Bosher : Frederick James Bourton : James William Bowyer : Horace A Boyd : Charles Brackley : Charles Brant : Frederick Brant : Henry Brant : William Brant : William Walter Brant : Charles Henry Brown : George Brown : Owen Brown : Sydney Bryant : Frank Buckle: Walter George Buckle : A Cranston Buckner : Alfred Butler : Henry Butler :
Hi Could you please let me know why you posted a photo of a WW1 soldier on “Ancestry” for WGJ Band and the caption “Bands of 12 Rose Street”
An early reply would be appreciated
Regards
Alan
Hi Alan. I had a look through the basic question as to why we placed this on the Ancestry site.
We have hundreds of photos of men from Wokingham who either lived or died from the war. Whilst we are sticking to a particular war memorial in the town, we send out some photos which we hope will be of interest to others as they are very rare. This one caught the eye because the title said he was missing, which invariably meant death. The tree we did put together told a different story as you say, he survived. I’ve sent you a link to it. I hope the photo is of interest to you and if you his biography and he is indeed from Rose Street, I would be delighted to put up the page on Wokingham Remembers.
Hope this helps
Mike
In Nov-2014 I found info on Robert Brant b. 1705 at the following link,
http://wokinghamremembersco.ipage.com/Family%20trees/Bowyer%20James/499.htm
He married Mary Alright and their daughter Mary married William Shorter. My Grandmother was a “Shorter” and I’m researching her family.
My issue is that I can not access the info currently, nor find by searching. to continue that research. Would appreciate any suggestions on how to find him.
Thanks,
Bob
Good afternoon,
I am looking for more information regarding my great grandfather William Brant CSM, Service number: 10330 – died 25 April 1917. After his death his wife Mary Ann (O’Neill), my great grandmother brought her 3 children back to Ireland. Also his brother Henry Brant died 25th October 1914. How can I access both military records please? I have a huge interest in all information regarding both,
Kind regards
Gillian