Mortimer War Memorial

The Mortimer War Memorial is a monument that commemorates the lives of soldiers from Stratfield Mortimer, Berkshire, England, who were killed in war.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Mortimer War Memorial
United Kingdom
Colour photograph of the Mortimer War Memorial
For soldiers from Stratfield Mortimer killed in war
Unveiled9 October 1921
Location51°22′34.0″N 01°03′28.2″W
Stratfield Mortimer, Berkshire
Designed byHerbert Maryon

History
Black and white photograph of a design for the Mortimer War Memorial
1919 design for the memorial

The memorial was unveiled on 9 October 1921.[2]

The memorial inspired designs for the Pangbourne War Memorial, designed by Vera Waddington.[9]

References
  1. "Mortimer War Memorial". War Memorials Register. Imperial War Museums. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2023. icon of an open green padlock
  2. "Mortimer War Memorial: Unveiled by the Lord Lieutenant". The Reading Standard. No. 2, 550. Reading, Berkshire. 15 October 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 19 February 2023. closed access
  3. "We shall remember them". Reading Evening Post. Reading, Berkshire. 17 November 1999. p. 11. Retrieved 19 February 2023. closed access
  4. "Mortimer War Memorial". The Reading Standard. No. 2, 426. Reading, Berkshire. 31 May 1919. p. 7. Retrieved 19 February 2023. closed access
  5. "Mortimer War Memorial: Successful Garden Fete". The Reading Observer. No. 4, 138. Reading, Berkshire. 29 May 1920. p. 5. Retrieved 19 February 2023. closed access
  6. "Church War Memorial". Mortimer. The Reading Observer. No. 4, 092. Reading, Berkshire. 12 July 1919. p. 6. Retrieved 19 February 2023. closed access
  7. "A Memorial which will stand for centuries as a keepsake of the bravery and sacrifice of Mortimer's sons". Berkshire at War. Berkshire Record Office. 19 November 2019. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023. icon of an open green padlock
  8. "The Second Battalion, the Royal Berkshire Regiment, at the War Memorial at Mortimer, 12 July 1929". Berkshire Stories. Reading Borough Libraries. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2023. icon of an open green padlock
  9. "Pangbourne War Memorial – from Vera's diaries". Vera Waddington. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2023. icon of an open green padlock

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