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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Newbury
Town
Thatcham
County
Berkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 11 November 1920
    Attended by: Major-General E T Dickson, Royal Berkshire Regiment; Parishioners;
  • Dedicated
    Date: 11 November 1920
    Attended by: Rev E Chamberlain; Relatives of the Fallen; Friends; Parishioners: Major and Mrs C Turner;
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
7810

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Current location

Thatcham Memorial Playing Fields
Bath Road
Thatcham
Newbury
Berkshire
RG18 3HB
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 51346 67568
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Thatcham Broadway
    Thatcham
    Newbury
    Berkshire
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Cross on a hexagonal three stepped base. Tablets to WW2 fixed to the base.
Inscription
Plinth panel 1: To the / Glory of God / and in / Proud Memory / of the Men / who gave / their Lives / for their King / and Country / in the / Great War of / 1914 -1918 // Plinth panel 2: ROYAL NAVY / (4 NAMES) / ARMY (16 NAMES) // Plinth panel 3: (22 NAMES) // Plinth panel 4: (23 NAMES) // Plinth panel 5: (23 NAMES) // Plinth panel 6: (20 NAMES) // Step tablet 1: They shall not grow old as we who are / left grow old. Age shall not weary / them nor the years condemn. / At the going down of the sun and in / the morning we shall remember them. // Step tablet 2: 1939 - 1945 / ARMY / (21 NAMES) // Step tablet 3: 1939 - 1945 / { ROYAL NAVY / (6 NAMES) } { ROYAL AIR FORCE / (7 NAMES) } // Step tablet 4: ERECTED 1919 / RESTORED 1950 and 1990
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allen, F
Allwood, H B
Amor, A
Back, H A W
Bew, A
Bew, F
Bew, L
Bosley, F
Bosley, H
Bradbury, H
See details for all 107 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 34
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 34
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Service, forename initials, surname, unit
    Order of information: Service, each group listed alphabetical by surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 108
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 108
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Service, forename initials, surname, decorations
    Order of information: Service
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth 1981 mm, height 5182 mm, width 1981 mm
    Materials: Stone - Doulting
Listing information
Condition
History
Restored 1950 and 1990
Costs

Site: £190

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
Parish Council
Reference
  • Newspaper References to the Memorial: Newbury Weekly News 15/ 29 May 1919; 19 August 1919, 19 December 1919; 20 January 1920; 18 March 1920; 15 /29 JULY 1920; 11/18 November 1920; 27 January 1966; 17 March1966; 3 November 1966
  • Book: Around Thatcham in Old Photographs - Peter Allen 1992 , Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd

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