Where is this memorial originally from?

[PaulaToo]

That's a smashing photo, especially with a hand held camera !
Pity about the big plaque, let's hope the problem can be resolved.

[ridban]

Read this thread from beginning to end with mounting interest and excitement!

Well done everyone for keeping at it through to the very end of the story.

It just goes to show what can be achieved when ordinary people put their mind to it.

Linda

[oldtimer]

What a heartwarming story! It is wonderful to know that there are people out there like you, who are willing to give up so much of their time and effort in order to honour men who died over 90 years ago.

Well done to all of you! Your selfless actions will ensure that these brave men will be remembered and honoured.

I know it is an old cliche, but actions like yours really do restore one's faith in human nature!

[Thudnut]

Hi everyone.
Sorry for not being around lately - work again (groan!).

Midnight Runner, many thanks for the update.  I am sure that you will find an appropriate location.  Let me know when the rededication service will be and I'll make sure I'm there!

I also made a presentation booklet which I passed to Julie Brant of J Brant Reclamation Ltd, as a thank you for their help in making all this possible.

Kind regards, as always.
Thudders

[liverpool annie]

That was really a nice thought about the booklet Thudders ! ... I bet they liked that !!

Sorry you've been working .... ( don't you hate it when that happens ??  )

It will be really cool to hear everything that goes on at the rededication service  ...... I'm so glad you did what you did ..... the soldiers really are worth all the trouble we go to to make them be remembered !

Annie 

[PaulaToo]

....not a complete idiot, some parts are missing....
Well your heart's there, and in the right place, Thudders.
Lovely idea to make the booklet for them, after all, they could have asked something for it, not let you have it for free.

Yes, there are still some darned good people about, and we seem to meet a lot of them in this Family Research of ours.

[Rabbit B]

Yes you do Paula!

Well done Thudders, it is a lovely thing to have done.

Rabbit B 

[Jean McGurn]

Well done Thudders for finding the Memorial and Midnight Runner for finding the last resting place for those brave men who gave their lives.

Well done also to all those Rootschatters who found out so much information about the soldiers.

It just proves yet once again what a great site this is and how caring everyone is.

Jean

[johnmiles]

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