Men of Reading and Berkshire

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Reference WMO/158351

Address:

The Forbury

Reading

RG1 3BB

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Roadside
Description: Other cross
Materials:
  • Stone Stone (any)
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: Berkshire War Memorial outside Forbury Park. Design by E L Gunson 1932. Gunson was a cousin of the war poet Wilfred Owen. It was not unveiled until 27 July 1932 because of the difficulty of raising funds for it. An earlier attempt straight after the war to erect a "Winged Victory" had failed for lack of funding and was abandoned in 1922.
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TO THE HONOURED MEMORY OF THE/ MEN OF READING AND BERKSHIRE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND/ COUNTRY DURING THE GREAT WAR

Only one name. This is the VC Paving Stone for Trooper Frederick William Owen Potts which was placed in the paving to the front right of the base of the memorial on 21 August 2015 ( the centenary of his deed in Gallipoli for he was awarded the VC )

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