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Welcome to Wokingham's Halloween !
Aside from the plastic pumpkins, fancy dress witches, sweets and latent threats which accompany the Trick or Treater, there lies… 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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Philip Tice, a Wokingham WW2 Veteran aged 95.
It’s fascinating to see how a network of contacts can pool information together and come up with some global connections.… Read more…
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1914 – The 9th Lancers and Europe’s last charge.
Frederick Allfrey at the age of 22 was a Lieutenent in the 9th Lancers and killed in the minutes following… Read more…
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Wokingham's news from The Mercury 1913-1923
Jim Bell continues his journey to provide us with an overview of Wokingham during the 19th and 20th centuries. This… Read more…
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BBC Radio Berkshire 2nd interview with Wokingham Remembers.
In this second interview, Sarah Huxford and Mike Churcher talks to BBC's Mike Read about the emergence of the symbols… 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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Chemical warfare starts October 1914.
Chemical warfare enters in October 1914. Sneezing powder. The Germans used 3,000 shells containing the Niespulver, mixed with shrapnel and… Read more…
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Cecil Culver. Introduction by Jim Bell
Today we start a magnificent series of recollections by Cecil Culver, one of the great cornerstones of the Wokingham community.… 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 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