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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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Remembrance Day – The Incredible Story
This year's Remembrance Day will have a special significance as it is the centenary year of the start of the… Read more…
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Here is a short summary of the main events of The Great War and links have been added to explain… Read more…
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Wokingham news throughout 1914 Jim Bell transcribes the Wokingham news section from the Reading Mercury throughout the whole of 1914.… 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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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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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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1915. Wokingham's heroes from The Great War
In this article we will take you back one hundred years to early 1915, a time when the first cinema… Read more…
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2013 Centenary: Wokingham's First Cinema !
We have now mostly identified the names on the town’s memorial and have tried where possible to provide details of… Read more…
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For me, this is possibly the most fascinating and the saddest part of the research. Once we discovered the stories… Read more…
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Names V
The following WW1 names appear on the memorial inside Wokingham Town Hall. Click on a name to discover their biography:
Herbert J Vickers : Worthy Vickery :