Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Newbury
Town
Sulhamstead
County
Berkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War - civilians
Ceremony
  • Rededicated
    Date: 22 March 2007
    Attended by: Bishop Suffragan of Reading
  • Dedicated
    Date: 26 November 1995
    Attended by: Undefined
  • Unveiled
    Date: 26 November 1995
    Attended by: Undefined
  • Show More (2)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
55186

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Current location

In Holdsworth Hall
Thames Valley Police Training College
Sulhamstead
Newbury
Berkshire
RG7 4DX
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 64107 69303
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Large rectangular wooden panel within a simple frame. Inscription is in incised gilt lettering. (The 12 WW1 casualties named upon this memorial were originally commemorated on the Berkshire Council/Constabulary memorial -see War Memorials Register reference 88760)
Inscription
BERKSHIRE CONSTABULARY/ IN MEMORY/ OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES IN TWO WORLD WARS/ 1914 - 1919/ (NAMES)/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bennett, George W
Brindley, Roy H.
Brown, Frank H
Chipping, Jack C.
Davies, John
Davis, Alfred F. W.
Eales, George A.
Eaton, John J.
Gitsham, Wilfred L. H.
Goodchild, Charles
See details for all 20 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 12
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forenames, surname, Military unit in which served
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname.
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname, Military unit in which served
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname, permanent Police Force in which he was serving when killed
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: height c1200mm, width c900mm
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
History
September 2019: the memorial was erected in Holdsworth Hall at the Training College, Sulhamstead, where Remembrance services are now held./ December 2017: the memorial was removed from the White House/ Sulhamstead House (where it formerly hung over the fireplace in reception) due to the refurbishment of that building, and was placed in temporary storage./ 1995: the memorial was refurbished. Documents within Thames Valley Police archive (reference SLDTV:1995.62) refer to that work, and include a copy of the programme for the service held on 26/11/1995 at which the refurbished memorial was unveiled/dedicated.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Thames Valley Police
Reference

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