On this page you will find information and memories relating to Cirencester district and The Great War.
Early in the year we had a request from the Watermoor Community Group for information regarding men from Watermoor who were casualties of the War.
As a result of which Peter Grace undertook the task of locating the addresses of all those whose names appear on the two main War Memorials, on the Parish Church and the Memorial Centre in Sheep Street. Below you will find a Pdf file with the results so far. It is hoped that this research will not conclude before as many men and women as possible have been identified as having taken part in the events of the war whether they were casualties or not. We are working closely with others in the town such as the Cirencester Archaeological and Historical and Civic Societies who also have groups working in this field. We were pleased to provide artifacts and ephemera for the exhibition held at the Corinium Museum as part of the “Cirencester Commemorates” project.
One of our recent acquisition was something of a mystery but has now been identified as a World War 1 rifle grenade.
All’s fair in love and war!
Not quite half a sixpence but almost half a penny. Amongst our WW1 artefacts we have this piece of an Edward VII penny which by the ring seems to have been suspended on a chain or worn as a brooch, possibly as a love token. I wonder what the story is behind it. As the coin, although pre WW1, would still have been in circulation during the war, is it too much to suspect that it was given by a soldier or sailor to an admirer? On the obverse side it is inscribed F A T and on the reverse EJH 6/10/12 .