Tag Archives: World War I

Until the daybreak Mother: Four-fold tragedy of Croydon family

Posted on October 21, 2019 by

As DAVID MORGAN researched his latest article for Inside Croydon on the history of Croydon Minster, he found in the roll of honour of soldiers lost in the First World War one particularly poignant tragedy – Croydon’s very own version … Continue reading →

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Minster memorials that tell the terrible toll of World Wars

Posted on October 21, 2019 by

Croydon Parish Church, as it was once known, contains memorials to service personnel who died serving their country. DAVID MORGAN guides you on a short  tour of some of them As you walk into the Minster, you do so through … Continue reading →

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Minster ceremony remembers 75 Scouts who died in WWI

Posted on January 29, 2019 by

Croydon Scouts, in a ceremony attended by the Mayor of Croydon, Bernadette Khan, conducted a solemn memorial service at Croydon Minster on Saturday, exactly 100 years to the day after their predecessors staged a similar commemoration for the 75 Scouts … Continue reading →

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Gordon Campbell VC: Croydon remembers naval war hero

Posted on February 18, 2017 by

Croydon staged a civic ceremony in the town centre yesterday to commemorate the borough’s only World War I recipient of the Victoria Cross, the nation’s highest award for gallantry. The date was the centenary of the Atlantic naval action in … Continue reading →

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Keep the home fires burning: WWI exhibit extended to April

Posted on September 1, 2016 by

And some said it would be over by Christmas… The acclaimed Remembering 1916 exhibition at Whitgift School, which was due to close yesterday, has had its run extended until April 2017. Since the exhibit, comprising of hundreds of artefacts from … Continue reading →

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100 years on from the start of the Somme: We remember them

Posted on July 1, 2016 by
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World War I Centenary Concert, Ruskin House, Nov 2

Posted on October 24, 2014 by
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