Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Wokingham
Town
Wokingham
County
Berkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 22 January 1922
    Attended by: Lieutenant Colonel C H VILLIERS of the Royal Horse Guards
  • Dedicated
    Date: 22 January 1922
    Attended by: ARCHDEACON OF BERKSHIRE
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
43

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Current location

St Paul's Church
Reading Road
Wokingham
Wokingham
Berkshire
RG41 1EH
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 80534 68985
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Large nowy headed alabaster tablet within marble frame. Inscripition sits below a latin cross.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ 1914-1919/ IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ THE OFFICERS AND MEN CONNECTED/ WITH THIS PARISH WHO DIED IN/ THE SERVICE OF KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ "IN MANUS TUAS DOMINE" PSALM XXX1/ IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY 1939 - 1945
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Alexander, George
Alexander, William
Appleby, Robert C H
Ayres, Sydney
Barker, John
Barker, Thomas F
Bosher, Thomas
Boyd, Horace A
Brant, Henry
Brown, George
See details for all 62 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 62
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 62
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: depth 100mm, height 1350mm, width 800mm
    Materials: Marble
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: height 250mm, width 800mm
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
CHURCH
Reference
  • www.wokingham-tc.gov.uk/museum/document/WTH0486

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