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I met up with Brian Eighteen on Saturday who is related to the two Eighteen's on the Memorial. For your interest I am copying the e-mail I sent him about the men of his family in my database. Hopefully he will be abale to come to the rededication.

Regards

John

Brian

As promised on Saturday here is the information on Eighteens in WW1. I have five of themm in my database

FRED
12 Arthur Rd Reading
wounded 5/4/1917
formerly Berkshire Yeomanry
Royal Berks 203750

HENRY THOMAS
30 Leopold Rd Reading
kia 24/11/16
buried Adnac Military Cemetery
on the Trinity Congrgational Church War Memorial
he attested 26/11/1915 as a salesman, was called up 11/5/1916 to serve with the 8th Royal Berks as 23774
he transferred to the 1st/4th Royal Berks as 20350 where he was killed.

J
joined Royal Berks around 1918/1919 as 54374
got Army number 5329387 in 1920
discharged 24/4/1940

JOHN BERNARD
served with Royal Field Artillery as 10213 in D Battery 75th Brigade
was a 2nd Lt aged 21 when he died 25/6/1917
buried at Wimereux military cemetery
on the Trinity War Memorial

STANLEY JAMES
30 Leopold Rd
Joined the Royal Berks 4th Battalion
Renumbered 201938 in 1917
wounded in eye

There is one other Eighteen in the CWGC records

FREDERICK CHARLES
10 Benton St Hadleigh
1815 in the 5th Suffolk Regt
died 10/3/1916

If you do have any more info on these we would be grateful.

I'll let you know when the plaque is to be rededicated

regards

John

Some more photos for your collection

When we get the memorial back on display in a suitable venue could I suggest we have a get together to celebrate and view. I got drawn into this forum on the back of this thread and have had several other interesting dialogues on other threads so thank you to all of you.

regards

John

A few more entries from the registers of Purley Berks

Agnes Elizabeth Barnes  aged 25 dau of Thomas Barnes, farmerwas married to William Hopkins aged 24 of Northampton son of James Hopkins, butcher witnesses John Hopkins and Eleanor Barnes

Agnes Marie Barnes dau of Thomas and Susannah was baptised 25th April 1875

Evelyn Susannah dau of Thomas and Susannah was baptised 9th Feb 1867

Florence Ellen Barnes dau of Thomas and Susannah baptised 6th October 1872

Henry Edward Barnes son of Thomas and Susannah baptised 29th July 1877

Thomas Barnes son of Thomas and Susannah baptised 9th Oct 1870

William John Barnes son of Thomas and Susannah baptised 2nd May 1879

good luck

John

Yes Mog

I eventually found his Royal Berks number - it was 27848 - the reason I couldnt find it at first was that the National Archives have him as Cliff rather than Clift

The HSSSG is actually HSS 69 which I thinks stands for Home Service Supply - they were based at Portsmouth

I think the SS Mona's Queen was one of the steamers which plied between England (probably Liverpool) and the Isle of Man - Almost all the ferries had been requisitioned for service between England and France. - I look forward to what Annie will find - the picture was great.

regards

John