Mortimer War Memorial

Mortimer War Memorial
United Kingdom
For soldiers from Stratfield Mortimer killed in war
Unveiled	9 October 1921
Location	51°22′34.0″N01°03′28.2″W / 51.376111°N 1.057833°W / 51.376111; -1.057833 Stratfield Mortimer, Berkshire
Designed by	Herbert Maryon

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]}

History

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.
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.
3. "We shall remember them". Reading Evening Post . Reading, Berkshire. 17 November 1999. p. 11. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
4. "Mortimer War Memorial". The Reading Standard. No. 2, 426. Reading, Berkshire. 31 May 1919. p. 7. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
5. "Mortimer War Memorial: Successful Garden Fete". The Reading Observer. No. 4, 138. Reading, Berkshire. 29 May 1920. p. 5. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
6. "Church War Memorial". Mortimer. The Reading Observer. No. 4, 092. Reading, Berkshire. 12 July 1919. p. 6. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
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.
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.
9. "Pangbourne War Memorial – from Vera's diaries". Vera Waddington. 9 April 2016. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

Bibliography

• Berkshire and the War: The "Reading Standard" Pictorial Record. Vol. IV. Reading, Berkshire: The Reading Standard. 1919.