The following WW1 name appears on the memorial inside Wokingham Town Hall. Click on his name to discover his biography:
Leonard Yalden
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Great Britain: Changing into the 20th Century (Part One)
The Great War was not just about loss and victory; we understand it to be Britain's watershed of change during… Read more…
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WW2 Garth: Wokingham's Destroyer
Jim Bell provides us with a fascinating insight into Wokingham's contribution to World War Two. Here we learn of how… 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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Cecil Culver's Wokingham. Three: Fun, Friendship, Fraternity.
Jim Bell's final instalment of the life of Cecil Culver tells us about how the Wokingham community organised its leisure and the… 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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Wokingham Baptist Church Memorial The local Baptist Church in Milton Road is housed in a beautiful building first opened in… Read more…
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Victor Nicholson visit: Mike Read Interview
Click to hear the latest interview with Mike Read of BBC Radio Berkshire (or click on picture):
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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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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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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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