A postcard through time: the Welch Margetson men who died in World War One
They were just names on an old postcard I bought at a collector's fair, but they were special; these men ...
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Rare WWI teddy from Bermondsey Market could fetch £1,200
A rare wartime Steiff teddy bear bought at Bermondsey Market could fetch £1,200 at auction. The 116-year-old cuddly toy was ...
The Peckham man who refused World War One conscription and rose to become an MP
The year is 1917. A man crouches in the corner of his prison cell, scribbling a letter to his family. ...
Football under enemy fire: How a ball dribbled through no man’s land ended up in Camberwell
A football that was dribbled through no man’s land by British soldiers now resides in Camberwell, over 100 years after ...
The untold story of two Camberwell brothers who fought and died in World War 1
A poignant letter from one of the brothers reads: 'Dear father, how are you going on at home? I am ...
Remembering the men who died at the Somme and their families back home
Saturday 1st July 1916 saw the start of a monumental struggle which has gone down as the costliest in British ...
Millwall fans search for WW1 war hero’s family after medal discovered by The Den
Millwall fan Jad Bayram discovered the war hero's medal near to The Den - and needs your help to track ...
New WW1 memorial coming to Herne Hill Station in time for Remembrance Day
The design is being created in Welsh slate by calligrapher and stone-carver Mark Brooks
REVIEW OF THE YEAR: There were GRAVE problems in Southwark
A series of shocking cemetery blunders, and a campaign to stop trees being felled to make more way for burial ...
Lest We Forgot: Relatives shocked to find war graves left under rubble for 15 YEARS
'It seems while the rest of the world were commemorating the fallen, those in Camberwell Old Cemetery were left forgotten'
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