Australian-born Alice (b. 1854) and her husband, Major Terence B Dunne (b. 1847), a Scottish retired civil engineer resided at Toutley Hall. During the First World War Alice was Controller of the National Egg Collection project for the Wokingham district. The donated eggs, donated by members of the public, farms etc. were taken to local churches including St. Paul’s, Wokingham; Barkham; All Saints’ Wokingham; St. Marks, Binfield and St. Nicholas, Hurst. From there they were transported to a depot from which they were sent off every Tuesday for the use of the wounded at the front. To prevent the eggs from deteriorating, each was smeared with Vaseline. Around 38 to 40 dozen eggs were sent every week.
The Wokingham Times dated 25th March 1919 states “Since the Wokingham district depot was started in April 1915, 82,734 eggs have been sent and £38 in cash. “
Wokingham Town Museum Unique Identifier: WTH0334