Reading's First World War: The Great War and the Countryside

The talks will reveal a range of narratives, including some connected with Berkshire and Reading. Others will chart the varied ways in which this terrible conflict came to impact upon the British countryside and beyond. When the announcement came that war was declared on Germany, few could have imagined just how profoundly this conflict would affect the lives of Reading’s people. Within months, the town had been mobilised towards the war effort as wounded soldiers began to arrive at hastily organised hospitals. Men and boys enlisted, leaving their loved ones to show fortitude at home.

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