Category Archives: Articles on World War 2

In view of the focus on the 1914-2014 Great War Centenary, research on World War 2 is moving only slowly. However, this category displays the stories we are collecting on WW2 and they provide an excellent foundation for our future investigations.

Visit to Dachau – Summer 2013.

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Mike Churcher

Here are some notes from a family visit to Dachau in the summer of 2013. It was part of a larger drive from England to Croatia. Dachau is just north of Munich, which saw most of the early days of … Continue reading →

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WW2 Garth: Wokingham’s Destroyer

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Jim Bell

Jim Bell provides us with a fascinating insight into Wokingham’s contribution to World War Two. Here we learn of how the local people raised hundreds of thousands of pounds to ‘sponsor’ HMS Garth throughout the latter part of the war. … Continue reading →

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Philip Tice, a Wokingham WW2 Veteran aged 95.

Posted on March 2, 2013 by admin

It’s fascinating to see how a network of contacts can pool information together and come up with some global connections. Wokingham Remembers has published hundreds of family trees on its website, as well as the genealogy site, www.ancestry.co.uk . The … Continue reading →

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