Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Reading
Town
Caversham
County
Berkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
72282

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Current location

St John The Baptist Church
St Johns Road
Caversham
Reading
Berkshire
RG4 8EB
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 72216 74580
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A Rectangular polished wood Board in three panels. The Centre Panel is split in to a triptych picture mounted in gold, two arched either side of a rectangular picture of the Crucifixion with figures in mourning. To right and left are the Lists of WW1 names and along the, under the triptych are WW2 names. Below the board is a narrow shelf on which a vase sits.
Inscription
Left Panel: (WW1 Names) Right Panel: (WW1 Names) Centre Panel: Ye The Worship Here Remember Those Who/ Died For King & Country In The Great War 1914 - 18/ To Whose Memory The Rood Is Dedicated. Lower Centre Panel: Remember also those who died in the Second World war and in other fields of operation (Names each side of this inscription)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Appleby, R
Ayling, B P
Bawden, A
Belcher, J G
Bennett, C
Borton, H E
Boxell, E
Bristow, H
Bryant, A
Bryant, F
See details for all 65 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 56
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 56
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
    Order of information: surname THEN forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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