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Thoughts on the Great War. By John Redwood MP for Wokingham
The mass slaughter on a new industrial scale in the 1914-18 war has haunted me from my childhood days. From… Read more…
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Incredible website to incredible maps!
Arborfield historian Steve Bacon, sent a link to an incredible website which overlays old maps onto new ones ! The… 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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The importance of newspapers as source material
Newspapers provide invaluable sources of information for historians seeking to present the Great War from varying positions. They also help… Read more…
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1830 – Wokingham fights back against arson attacks
By Jim Bell (this article first appeared in the Wokingham Paper 24th April 2015) When I first started to research… Read more…
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BBC’s ‘Birdsong’ and the story of the miners in The Great War
Birdsong has completed its two episodes on the BBC. Author, Sebastian Faulkes tells us of a story about a soldier… Read more…
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BBC's 'Birdsong' and the story of the miners in The Great War
Birdsong has completed its two episodes on the BBC. Author, Sebastian Faulkes tells us of a story about a soldier… 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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The story of The Christmas Day Truce 1914
Many thanks to Wiki for this study of the amazing tale of the human family's desire to express friendship during… 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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Tag Archives: Remembrance
Remembrance Day – The Incredible Story
Written by Mike Churcher As we stand for the first of the two minute’s silence at 11 am, we try to contemplate those who fought and fell during all wars in all circumstances. The second minute is spent thinking about … Continue reading
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 the war. At first it was about glory, fighting for one’s country, beating the Bosch and still be back in … Continue reading
A family reunites for Alfred Hurdwell.
Although we are still adding the names of the Wokingham Fallen to our website, we have already witnessed our first reunion of two members of the Hurdwell family who were introduced to each other via Wokingham Remembers. Heather White had … Continue reading