In memory of the men of Bracknell and District who gave their lives for King and Country in the Great War 1914 - 1919
"Greater Love Hath No Man Than This"
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And in the World War 1939-1945
-
Saith the Angel
"These are they that have . . . — — Map (db m216573) WM
In memory of
Henry Beaucourt Skyrme
Flying Officer R.A.F.
Who did not return from his last
operational flight in the service of
his country 16 January 1941
Per ardua ad astra — — Map (db m218018) HM WM
1914-1919
C Ayres •
B Barker •
R A Bayley •
E H Belk •
W J Comley •
F H Coleshill •
P L Cox •
G H Dennis •
W Earle •
R J F Ellis •
W K B Ellis •
A E Emmett •
G Emmett •
J Emmett •
W M Emmett •
S S Buss •
L W . . . — — Map (db m231976) WM
This monument is erected by inhabitants of Datchet
to commemorate the Great War of 1914-1919 and the glorious victory
of the British forces and their Allies by sea, on land, and in the air
over the combined forces of Germany. Austria, . . . — — Map (db m230622) WM
In memory of the parishioners of Eton Wick and Boveney whose names are recorded on this cross. They gave their lives for their country in the Great War 1914 - 1919. Passing from the strife of the world into the peace of God.
Remember also . . . — — Map (db m220604) WM
To the glory of God and the memory of the men of Eton Wick who gave their lives for their country
1939 - 1945
Stanley Bond † Clifford Archibald Chew
Omar Alfred Browne † Thomas Henry Flint
William Walter Farmer † Thomas McMurray . . . — — Map (db m220078) WM
The Glorious Dead
1914 - 1918
1939 - 1945
To the honoured memory of the men of Reading and Berkshire who gave their lives for King and Country during the Great Wars — — Map (db m216275) WM
To the glory of God, and in grateful memory of the men of Twyford who fell in the Great War.
“Their name liveth for evermore”
1914
A.A.G. Evans, 1st. Royal Berks
H.G. Franklin, 1st. Gren Guards
A.E Hunt, Royal Navy
France. Belgium. . . . — — Map (db m220441) WM
In Ever Loving Memory Of Our Dearly Loved Son
Captain E.K. Perkins,308934. 1st Northamptons
Killed In Action In Burma,
March 1st 1945.
Always Remembered
By His Loving Mum & Dad
"A Loving Smile A Heart Of Gold
No Dearer Son . . . — — Map (db m232436) WM
To the glorious dead of this parish 1914-1918.
Also to the fallen of the Second World War and subsequent actions
We will remember them
Adey E.A. ·
Ansell W. ·
Anstice P.R. ·
Ash F. ·
Attride C. J. ·
Austin R. ·
Barnett H. J. · . . . — — Map (db m223834) WM
This full size replica is a lasting memorial to Windsor resident Sir Sydney Camm CBE FRAeS (1893-1966). It bears the markings of an aircraft flown in the Battle of Britain by Squadron Leader John Grandy who, as Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir . . . — — Map (db m230601) HM
1914-1918
Remember With Thankful Hearts The Men Of This Royal Borough Whose Names Are Here And Elsewhere Recorded. Brothers In Arms. Jealous For The Common Good. Faithful Unto Death - They Left The Issue In Your Hands. Remember And Be Strong. . . . — — Map (db m236756) WM
This Garden of Remembrance is laid out in honoured memory of those from this parish who made the supreme sacrifice in the World War 1939-1945
Adams, John W.J. •
Baker, Margaret R. •
Barratt, Stanley A. •
Bennett, William J. • . . . — — Map (db m238154) WM
In grateful and honoured memory of the two hundred and fifteen men of Marlow who made the supreme sacrifice in the Great War 1914 - 1919
And of those who fell in the Second World War 1939 - 1945
The names of the Officers, N.C.O.'s & Men . . . — — Map (db m228394) WM
Left Panel:
303rd Bomb Group (H) 8th Air Force
Arrived UK - 12 Sep 42
First Combat Mission 17 Nov 42
Last Combat Mission 25 Apr 45
365 Combat Missions
(The most of any 8AF B-17 Group)
10,721 Sorties - 378 Enemy aircraft . . . — — Map (db m77892) HM WM
In honor of the Hallowed
Memory of the 3533 Men of the
29th Division. United States Army
Killed in Battle from 6 June 1944
To Victory in Europe 8 May 1945
In October 1942 the 29th Infantry Divison Composed of
National Guard Units from . . . — — Map (db m124236) HM WM
Coastal Forces of World War II
HMS Forte IV
This plaque commemorates the men and women of Allied Coastal Forces who served with the Royal Navy at HMS Forte IV at Falmouth between 1941 and 1946. At HMS Forte IV Motor Torpedo Boats, Motor Gunboats . . . — — Map (db m124014) WM
To the
Immortal Honour
of
Those from this Town
who gave their Lives
for King & Country
in the Great Wars
1914-1918
1939-1945
W.H. Adams · S. Bartlett · D.B. Bennett · T. Bennett · C. Bickle · G.T. Brendon · A.J. Brent · J. . . . — — Map (db m124177) WM
Remembering Austrian Jewish Artist
Albert Reuss
and his devoted wife
Rosa nee Feinstein
who fled Vienna to England in 1938
to escape the Nazi Holocaust.
They moved to Mousehole in 1948.
Because of Rosa's love . . . — — Map (db m206534) HM WM
We Must Not Forget
We Must Always Remember
WWI 1914 – 1918
L/Sgt Francis S Armstrong · L/Cpl William H Arthur · Pte George Bunt · Pte Frederick W Chidley · Pte Frederick C Cottell · PO John Drew · Sgt Frank Ebbett · Sapper James H Gill · . . . — — Map (db m124241) WM
In Memory of Those Who Fell
In the Great Wars of
1914 – 1919 & 1939 – 1945
Falkland Islands 1982
Palmer, Andrew
Afghanistan 2009
Olaf S.G. Schmid — — Map (db m124046) WM
R · A · F St Eval
1939 – 1959
In Memory
of those who served and
the 974 gallant airrew
who lost their lives
Also the 22 Airmen and WAAFS
who were killed in bombing raids
Unveiled this day
10th April 2005 by
Wing . . . — — Map (db m121959) HM WM
Capt Isidore Newman, MBE
Jewish Secret Agent WW2
Special Operations Executive (SOE)
lived at 52/53 Hawthorn Terrace.
He was betrayed in France
and murdered in Mauthausen
concentration camp in 1944
Be strong and of good courage, . . . — — Map (db m222723) HM WM
To the Memory
Of the Men of
This Parish Who
Gave Their Lives
In the Great War
1914 – 1918.
Thomas Hindson Biggins Pte Som. L.I. · Rowland Burdon Capt. & Flt. Comdr R.F.C. · Thomas Burns L/Cpl Durham L.I. · James Henry Francis . . . — — Map (db m125904) WM
“For Home and Country”
Erected to the Memory of the
Men from this Parish who
Served in the Great War
1914 – 1918.
Those Who Fell
Richard Bell Adamson. · Robert Hodgson Adamson. · John Christopher Baty. · John Edward . . . — — Map (db m126343) WM
Remember
With Thanksgiving
The True and Faithful Men
Who In The Great War
Went Forth From This Parish
For God and the Right
The Names of Those
Who Returned Not Again
Are Here Inscribed
To Be Honoured For Evermore
1915 — . . . — — Map (db m126340) WM
In Grateful Memory of the
Men of Axminster
Who Died for Their
Country in The
Great War 1914 – 1918
Bertram P. Bowles · Henry A. Bruce · John S. Channing · Charles S. Chant · Francis F. Chick · William C. Chick · William A. Claybin · . . . — — Map (db m123632) WM
In Memory of Philip Freeman/Friedman
Jewish Exeter Wartime Firewatcher
Age 67
Who was killed in the German bombing raid,
4 May, 1942.
Till 2022, his grave was unidentified
Hebrew Acronym v
(Samuel, 25:29, “May his soul be . . . — — Map (db m212023) WM
To the Glory of God and
In Honoured Memory of
The Men of Kilmington
Who Gave their Lives for
Their King and Country in
The Great War
E.W. Woodman Died 1915 · J.H. Woodman Died 1915 · L.F. Loveridge Died 1916 · W. Sanaom Died . . . — — Map (db m123752) WM
( left panel )
To Commemorate the Self-Sacrifice
of Those Whose Names Are
Inscribed Hereon Who Gave Their
Lives for Their Country in The
Great War 1914 - 1918
Alexander C.B. · Andrews J.J. · Arnold G. · Arscott B.J. · Axford . . . — — Map (db m123575) WM
The Battle of Blandford: defences against a German invasion in World War II “We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in . . . — — Map (db m123574) HM
M4A1 Medium Tank, Grizzly Mark I
During the Second World War the Canadians built the M4A1 Sherman named 'Grizzly.' It had a few modifications including a Canadian Dry Pin Track (if you look at the tracks there is no rubber used). The Grizzly . . . — — Map (db m123580) HM WM
This exhibit is a fibreglass model used to create the bronze statue that now stands in Whitehall Place, London. The London statue was unveiled by the Royal Tank Regiment's Colonel in Chief, Her Majesty the Queen, on the 13th of June 2000.
The . . . — — Map (db m123583) HM WM
This tank had been restored to the appearance of a Mark I Churchill, belonging to the 14th Canadian Tank Regiment. The Mark I was armed with a 2-pounder high velocity anti-tank gun in the turret and a 3 inch howitzer in the hull. The Churchill . . . — — Map (db m123586) HM WM
This stone was laid by the Mayor of Christchurch Councillor Michael J. Peirce to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the end of World War II
3rd September 1939 to 15th August 1945
"Lest We Forget" — — Map (db m221540) WM
1939 - 1945
R Parsons · P. Young
1914 - 1918
Remember Before God With Thanksgiving
These Men Who Gave Their Lives in the War
F.J. Bugess · C.G. Christopher · C. Cutler · R.J. Daniels · W.J. Bennett · E.N. Dorey · R.J. Diment · W.H. . . . — — Map (db m123753) WM
World War II 1939-1945
This Stone is to Commemorate
All Those Allied Service Men and Women
Who Served Here in Dorchester
And in the County of Dorsetshire
And to All Those Who Fought
All Over the World
On Land Sea and in the Air
Never . . . — — Map (db m123623) WM
In Grateful Memory Of
The Men of the Parish
Of Ewhurst
Who Gave Their Lives In
The Great War
1914 — 1918
C. Adams · S.T. Batehup · E. Crouch · P.J. Curtis · J. Dennis · A. Eldridge · B. Eldridge · J. Fellows · E.J. Ford · A. Foster . . . — — Map (db m128673) WM
In Memory Of
The Men of Lewes
Who Died
For Their Country
And for Mankind
In the Great War
1914 — 1918
Likewise
Remember
Those Of
This Town
Who Gave
Their Lives
In The War
1939 — 1945
Names of the . . . — — Map (db m129651) WM
In Grateful Memory of the Men
of Westfield Whose Names Are
Recorded Below Who Gave Their
Lives in the Great War 1914 - 1918
Herbert Henry Baker · Albert Ball · Lewis Crampton Barden · William Barrow · Stephen Blackman · Owen Carrick · . . . — — Map (db m129381) WM
Mentioned in Despatches
Jewish secret agent of the Special Operations Executive (SOE)
lived at 9 Brownlow Court.
Captured and murdered in Mauthausen Concentration Camp, 1944.
Be strong and of good courage (Joshua 1:9) . . . — — Map (db m211224) HM WM
Marie Schmolka was the only Czechoslovak representative at the Evian conference of July 1938, which focused on the Jewish refugee crisis. After the Munich agreement of September 1938, together with Doreen Warriner, she organised the . . . — — Map (db m188406) HM
Chrystman was an evangelical Christian, a Polish Volksdeutsche, who managed the Kara-Hortensia Glass factory in Piotrkow-Trybunalski. He worked closely with Solomon Gomberg, a Jew from Lodz, to supervise the factory’s Jewish personnel. A large . . . — — Map (db m188414) HM
Holocaust Rescuer who saved tens of thousands of Jews
Wilfrid Berthold Jacob Israel was born into a liberal Jewish family of extreme wealth. His mother, Amy, the granddaughter of the Chief Rabbi of the U.K., Herman Adler, insisted he . . . — — Map (db m228001) HM
Awarded the George Cross for courage in defusing a landmine in Garston, Liverpool. He was a Club Leader at the Oxford and St. George's Youth Club in Enriques Street, Whitechapel, which subsequently re-located to this site.
Be strong and of . . . — — Map (db m231042) HM
In memory of the tens of thousands of British civilian and military personnel who suffered incarceration, many dying, in the Far East during the Second World War 1939 - 45, including those forced to labour on the Burma Railway. They ask for nothing . . . — — Map (db m120043) WM
The son of Jewish immigrants, Simmon lived here from the 1920s till 1940. He was posthumously awarded this highest medal for bravery when attempting to save the lives of three men in a burning barracks in Mogadishu, December 1944. . . . — — Map (db m188335) HM
[Inscription on obelisk:]
In Memory of our Glorious Dead
[South side inscription:]
In grateful memory of 3719 men of the
London and Northwestern Railway Company
who for the country justice and freedom
served . . . — — Map (db m112270) WM
(Front Panel:)
1914-1944
G.C., M.B.E.
Croix de Guerre
(Right Panel:)
Noor Inayat Khan was an SOE agent infiltrated into occupied France. She was executed at Dachau concentration camp. Her last word was . . . — — Map (db m115297) HM WM
In
remembrance
of our comrades
who gave their
lives in the war
of 1939 - 45
( there are two memorials, one on each side of the entrance to the building ) — — Map (db m118263) WM
To the
Immortal Honour
of the Officers
Non-Commissioned
Officers and Men
of London
Who Served Their
King and Empire
In The Great War
1914 1919
This Memorial is
Dedicated In Proud &
Grateful Recognition
By the City and . . . — — Map (db m121571) WM
[South face]
Malta G.C.
In 1940 the sinister shadow of fascism spilled across Europe and into North Africa. Malta, under the protection of Great Britain, found herself alone in a hostile Mediterranean 800 miles from her nearest allies . . . — — Map (db m187812) HM WM
Erected to the memory of the officers and men of the British Navy who lost their lives serving in submarines 1914-1918 and 1939-1945
( left panel)
Submarines
Lost 1914-1918
AE.1 · AE.2 · C.16 · C.29 · C.31 · C.33 · C.34 · D.2 · D.3 . . . — — Map (db m118292) WM
When German bombing raids in 1940 destroyed the area, the City Wall was revealed once again. For more than 20 years, the area remained undeveloped allowing archaeologists to identify the site of the Roman fort for the first time. A new road, . . . — — Map (db m118135) HM
Blitz
The Heroes With Grimy Gaces
Winston Churchill
In Honour and Memory
of Those Firefighters Who
Gave Their Lives in the
Defence of the Nation
1939-1945
This Monument was Commissioned
by the Founder Master of the
Guild . . . — — Map (db m117875) HM
Air Chief Marshal Lord Dowding was Commander-in-Chief of Fighter Command, Royal Air Force, from its formation in 1936 until November 1940. He was thus responsible for the preparation for and the conduct of the Battle of Britain.
With remarkable . . . — — Map (db m111385) HM WM
Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park commanded Number 11 Group Fighter Command which defended London and South East England successfully during the Battle of Britain
Responsible for the hour by hour decisions of 11 Group New Zealander Keith Park . . . — — Map (db m111059) HM WM
Whatever burden you are to carry
We also will shoulder that burden
Australia United Kingdom
1914 1918
1939 1945
This Memorial Honours The Commitment Of Australians
Who served alongside Britain and her Allies
In defence of . . . — — Map (db m118093) WM
The fighters are our salvation but the bombers alone provide the means of victory
Winston Churchill · September 1940
This memorial is dedicated to the 55,573 airmen from the United Kingdom British Commonwealth & Allied Nations who served . . . — — Map (db m118090) WM
Lest we forget … to whom this memorial is dedicated.
Designed by Canadian sculptor Pierre Granche and unveiled by Her Majesty The Queen in 1994, this memorial pays tribute to the nearly one million Canadian and Newfoundland men and women who . . . — — Map (db m118062) WM
[Front:]
The Chindit Badge
Portraying a Chinthe, A Mythical
Beast, Guardian of Burmese Temples
from which was derived the name
Chindits, their motto being
The Boldest Measures
Are The Safest
In Memory Of All Who . . . — — Map (db m111474) HM WM
Dwight David Eisenhower
October 14, 1890 - March 28, 1969
General of the Army
President of the United States
A Life of Service to Freedom
★ 1915 Graduated from West Point
★ 1916 . . . — — Map (db m112857) HM WM
The United States of America recognizes the selfless service and manifold contributions of General Dwight David Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander, 1944-1945. At this site, General Eisenhower, on behalf of freedom loving peoples throughout the . . . — — Map (db m116814) HM WM
To the Everlasting Memory of All the Men and Women from the United Kingdom, the British Commonwealth and the Many Allied Nations Who Have Given Their Lives Whilst Serving in the Royal Naval Air Service and the Fleet Air Arm.
He rode upon a . . . — — Map (db m117926) WM
In this chapel the armed forces of the United States of America held divine service during the Great War of 1939 to 1945 and gave thanks to God for the victory of the Allies. — — Map (db m111356) HM WM
On the night of 17th September 1940 during The Blitz, at London Auxiliary Fire Station stood on this site when it was hit by a bomb Fireman Harry Ehrengott (Errington), son of Jewish immigrants living in Soho, won the George Cross the highest . . . — — Map (db m160254) HM
HQS Wellington is a unique part of Britain’s maritime heritage and the last surviving example of a wartime escort ship in Britain.
Wellington was built for the Royal Navy in 1934 and during the second World War served in the Battle of the . . . — — Map (db m118304) HM WM
Leopold (Leo) Samuel Marks, MBE lived flat 410 Park West,
when Chief of Codes at Special Operations Executive (SOE) in WW2. He was a key trainer of secret agents sent to defeat the Nazis.
Set a watch before my mouth Lord:
and over the . . . — — Map (db m205212) HM
The Women of World War II
[South Panel:]
This memorial was raised to commemorate the vital work done by over 7 million women during World War II
Funded by the charity Memorial to Women of World War II and supported by . . . — — Map (db m111050) WM
( some inscriptions on the columns of the memorial )
This memorial commemorates the enduring bonds between New Zealand and the United Kingdom, and our shared sacrifice during times of war. It is a symbol both of our common heritage, and . . . — — Map (db m118098) HM WM
In this buiding 24 June 1942 - 8 November 1942 General of the Army Dwight D Eisenhower Supreme Allied Commander formed the first Allied force headquarters and in conjunction with the commanders of the fighting services of the Allied nations and . . . — — Map (db m116820) HM
In Memory of
11,575 Officers
Warrant Officers
Non-Commissioned
Officers and
Riflemen of
The Rifle Brigade
Who Fell In
The Great War
1914 - 1918.
( stone in front of the memorial )
And In Memory
Of 1329 Officers . . . — — Map (db m118104) WM
( east side, facing the River Thames )
1914
1918
In
Perpetual
Memory
1939
1945
( west side, facing the street )
In Memory of
All Ranks of the
Royal Naval Air
Service Royal
Flying Corps
Royal Air Force . . . — — Map (db m117945) WM
From Mud Through Blood, To The Green Fields Beyond
This Memorial Was Unveiled by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Colonel-in-Chief Royal Tank Regiment on 13th June 2000
( plaque in front )
Royal Tank Regiment
Memorial Statue
This . . . — — Map (db m118816) WM
The Bomber Command Memorial was built to commemorate the sacrifice of the 55,573 airmen who lost their lives serving in Bomber Command during World War Two.
The Memorial, which was unveiled on 28 June 2012 in the presence of Her Majesty The . . . — — Map (db m118091) HM WM
A Debt of Honour
The Memorial Gates
This Memorial was inaugurated by Her Majesty The Queen during the Golden Jubilee Year, 2002. It commemorates the service and sacrifices of five million men and women from the Indian Sub-continent, Africa and . . . — — Map (db m118065) WM
Field Marshall
The Viscount Slim
KG GCB GCMG GCVO GBE DSO MC
14th Army Burma
1943 – 1945
Governor General and
Commander in Chief
Australia 1953 – 1960
Kohima · Imphal · Arakan
( on each side of the pedestal . . . — — Map (db m117922) HM WM
The Yacht London
1927 The Beginning
The Yacht London (“St. Katherine”) was commissioned in 1927 as a survey and inspection vessel by the Port of London Authority from boat builders Philip & Son Ltd of Dartmouth for the princely . . . — — Map (db m118306) HM
This building was
the head office of
W.H. Smith & Son
from 1920 to 1976.
The above sign was
damaged by shrapnel
from a German bomb
during an air raid
on the night of
10th October 1940 — — Map (db m109549) HM
To The Glory Of God And In Grateful Memory Of Those Who Died For Liberty And Righteousness
1914 - 1918
Austin, W. W. • Beames, F. R. • Beenham, A. •
Brinklow, W. J. •
Bushell, C. •
Bushell, C. •
Carter, H. •
Carvey, E. •
Cayley, . . . — — Map (db m233481) WM
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