{"id":101,"date":"2010-01-29T08:25:35","date_gmt":"2010-01-29T08:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?101"},"modified":"2010-01-29T08:25:35","modified_gmt":"2010-01-29T08:25:35","slug":"reading-council-gives-go-ahead-for-vc-memorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/reading-council-gives-go-ahead-for-vc-memorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading council gives go-ahead for VC memorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The council has given the go-ahead to create a &pound;60,000 memorial of the only Reading resident to get the Victoria Cross.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Fred Pugh said that the notion received all-party support, with the BBC saying that a statue of Trooper Fred Potts on a plinth may be erected in Forbury Gardens.<\/p>\n<p>The mayor added: &quot;We are looking at something like a brass representation of Trooper Fred Potts dragging his wounded comrade on the shovel.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Reading Council also agreed to a &pound;5,000 pot to start the fundraising for the memorial.<\/p>\n<p>Trooper Potts fought in the Gallipoli peninsula, getting a Yeomanry VC for rescuing a comrade while under heavy fire. During this, Trooper Potts was shot in the leg.<\/p>\n<p>The soldier went on to live and returned to Reading to work as a tailor, but suffered throughout his life from his injuries, dying in 1943.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, prime minister Gordon Brown gave his support to the memorial plans, saying that it would help to mark Trooper Potts&rsquo; work but also the duties that soldiers continue to do for country, Get Reading reported.<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ADNFCR-2867-ID-19585666-ADNFCR\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.directnews.co.uk\/feedtrack\/justcopyright.gif?feedid=2867&amp;itemid=19585666\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A soldier who was awarded the Victoria Cross will be honoured with a memorial in 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