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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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Journey to the centre of the dark Forest
In last week’s article we discovered the origins of the Royal Windsor Forest and its influence on the early communities… 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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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'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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1856: Cholera arrives in Wokingham
Flush the loo, turn on the taps and wash your hands; a simple act which came from decades of debate… 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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All Saints Church Memorial and news from 1860
All Saints Church built a war memorial for their parishioners in 1921; a monument situated outside in the grounds and… Read more…
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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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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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Tag Archives: World War 1
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