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Great War Memorial Plaque
Bronze circular medal featuring an image of Britannia holding a trident and standing with a lion. The designer's initials, E.CR.P., appear above the front paw. In her left outstretched left hand Britannia holds an oak wreath above the rectangular…
Decorated Shell Case
Brass shell case, cut and decorated in copper with a design incorporating the cross of Lorraine, fleur de lys and thistle the symbol of Nancy in the Lorraine province of France.Inscribed with the dates 1914-1917.
An example of trench art, this item…
100,000 Mark note
WW1 era bank note. One Hundred Thousand Marks. This piece is part of an external collection and is not available to view in person.
11 Silk Postcards
11 Silk postcards (of which 6 are pictured) from WW1.External collection not available to view.
1916 Buffs regiment
A group photograph of the Officers and NCO's of the 2/5th Bn The Buffs with a draft of 200 NC's and men selected for service in France with 24 London Regt. (The Queens) August 31st 1916.
Photograph number 1061 in a series taken by Panoras (sp) of 60…
2 photographs of Frederick Head
Frederick Head born in 1878 served in the Royal Corps of Engineers. At his demobilisation in 1919 he was a Lance Corporal in the 334 Road Construction Company and a Road Foreman.
A local man from Mount Pleasant he was married and had a younger…
6 postcards of military aeroplanes.
Six postcards (5 illustrative, one photographic) of aeroplanes or related imagery. Aeroplanes featured display roundels of the time for the Royal Flying Corps and later the Royal Air Force.
Postcards brought back by Wokingham resident Alexander…
Album of postcards
Album of postcards and photographs from the time of WW1 and the life of Alexander Ledgerwood Bousfield. This piece is part of an external collection and is not available to view in person.
Album of postcards and photographs
A large album of various postcards and photographs from WW1. Collected by Granville Harold Broomhead Goodliffe and Clarice Hilda Goodliffe (nee Terry) it includes silks and photographs of Granville as part of Royal Army Medical Corps.This piece is…
Alexander Harris
A Photograph of Alexander Harris from early 1918 after being promoted to First Air Mechanic Flying Boat. Alexander is seated with his friend (name unknown) standing behind him.
The Harris family was of Milton Road at the time. The family has remained…
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The Electric Theatre
Opened on 10th March 1913, Wokingham's first public cinema was opened at 10 Broad Street (now Nationwide) and named "The Electric Theatre".
It was…