Where is this memorial originally from?

[Little Nell]

Did it come from a school?

Alfred Sutton School memorial is apparently where two three four of them were commemorated.  This was originally Wokingham Road Schools.

Nell

[liverpool annie]

It says church on there Nell !!

[Little Nell]

Yeah, but perhaps they had a chapel.  Could it mean church as in house of God of whatever religion they were?

And on the site that old rowley found, four of them are commemorated on the Alfred Sutton School memorial - four out of eighteen is quite a coincidence.

Nell

[tony h]

Well done Thudders, a big internet clap on the back to you

I have no local knowledge, but perhaps this may help. Genuki have a church database, type Reading in the search engine and that's where my local knowledge lets me down. The results can be shown on a Google map and that could help the census searchers.

Most likely to be from a redundant church in my 'bitter'  experience. I'd look for one that closed, derelict and either demolished or rescued minus it's plundered memorial

Good luck to everybody involved in this - an extremely worthwhile effort and one you should be proud of. They did so much for us, the least we can do is remember.

Tony

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/churchdb/

[millymcb]

I've been looking at the names of Next of Kin and addresses on CWGC and all the ones I can identify come from Reading.

BUT - quite a few have full addresses listed.  I will post later in case that helps narrow down a specific area.

However,  two of them actually lived on the same road - and one of the father's was a Reverend.  I wonder if that might help.   Unfortunately I can't find him on the 1901 census so if anyone else can that may provide a clue

STANLEY H MAY     137850 ROYAL ENGINEERS

Son of John Herbert May, of "Shalbourne", Shinfield Rd., Reading. Native of Beckenham, Kent.
 http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=487090

AND

PHILIP G STEER
Royal Fusiliers     "A" Coy. 17th Bn.    5716
Son of The Rev. Thomas R. Steer and Kate Steer, of "Fircroft," 66 Shinfield Rd., Reading. Native of Swanage.
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=524212



I had a little search on the area around Shinfield Road and found two interesting bits of info. http://www.risc.org.uk/readingfairtrade/who.htm

Firstly, the University of Reading is around there and the Chaplaincy is actually on Shinfield Road

Secondly, there is a Sainsbury's supermarket there. 

If either of these have been built recently (or any other buildings) then maybe a church was demolished in the process (just a thought)

Milly

[Thudnut]

I've just worked out the same as you, Little Nell.

I've sent an email to the lady on the website located by Old Rowley (well done!) in the hope that she can shed some light on it all.  I'll see what she says before sending an email to the Alfred Sutton School.  Some of the buildings on the school's website look quite old too.

Thudders

[Little Nell]

The Rev Thomas Steer was a Congregational Minister.  Ok - now of which church.

Apparently there were five: one in Castle Street; Trinity in Queens Road; one in Broad Street; another in Hosier Street; and the fifth may be Park Institute?

Nell

[Little Nell]

And Shinfield Road and Northcourt Avenue are parallel roads.  Some of them lived very close to each other.

[Wendi]

Thudders !

Came into this tread really late, but I have to say

And on the site that old rowley found, four of them are commemorated on the Alfred Sutton School memorial - four out of eighteen is quite a coincidence.Nell

Well done all, many memorials were turfed out when fashions changed, a lot were on street corners for pals battalions, or outside  pubs, or workplaces   

Good luck with the search
Wendi