Men of Reading and Berkshire

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Memorial details

Memorial type

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918)

Maker

MR EDWARD LESLIE GUNSTON ARIBA (Architect)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 27th July 1932
Attended by: LORD LIEUTENANT OF BERKSHIRE

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

41385

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Current location

The Forbury
Reading
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 3BB
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 71798 73568
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Simple shaft on four-stepped base. Corner stones provide mounts for floodlighting.

Inscription

TO THE HONOURED MEMORY OF THE/ MEN OF READING AND BERKSHIRE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND/ COUNTRY DURING THE GREAT WAR

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Column
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

Carter Postcard Collection

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