Is Bermondsey the real home of the Poppy Appeal?
Bermondsey took its place in history to bring the Poppy Appeal to the people of Britain and at the same ...
Bermondsey took its place in history to bring the Poppy Appeal to the people of Britain and at the same ...
The children also made a poppy out of stones on which they wrote the names of Rotherhithe's fallen soldiers
'At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them'
'They will not grow old as we that are left grow old'
'Each bulletin contained some news from home and as time went on copies of letters back from the boys on ...
'This was a truly global conflict and Walworth men are recorded as dying in places as far afield as Greece, ...
Volunteers have already unearthed details about the lives and deaths of 350 casualties
Run by a Miss Marjorie Butter, the hut had a billiard room, reading rooms and 150 beds for those staying ...
Focal point for commemoration and a good luck charm for those still fighting
The two photographs taken in Bermondsey are part of The Army Children Archive
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