Tag Archives: World War 2

WW2 Garth: Wokingham's Destroyer

Posted on 22/03/2013 by wokinghamremembers

Jim Bell provides us with a fascinating insight into Wokingham’s contribution to World War Two. Here we learn of how the local people raised hundreds of thousands of pounds to ‘sponsor’ HMS Garth throughout the latter part of the war. … Continue reading →

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Philip Tice, a Wokingham WW2 Veteran aged 95.

Posted on 02/03/2013 by admin

It’s fascinating to see how a network of contacts can pool information together and come up with some global connections. Wokingham Remembers has published hundreds of family trees on its website, as well as the genealogy site, www.ancestry.co.uk . The … Continue reading →

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