trinity Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 I have just watched a very interesting programme on TV about the bombing of the Sir Galahad and it made me wonder whether there were any war memorials in ED. I haven't been here for very long so may have missed one. Does anyone know of any?If not perhaps the roundabout on Goose Green (hey even its even got a Falklands connection) would be a suitable place. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/416-war-memorials/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amelie Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Yes, the war memorial is outside St Peter's Church, as was, opposite the Harvester pub at the junction with Lordship Lane and London Road. There is also a memorial in the gardens of Dulwich Chapel in Dulwich Village. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/416-war-memorials/#findComment-8751 Share on other sites More sharing options...
trinity Posted April 2, 2007 Author Share Posted April 2, 2007 I must pass it every day on the school run but never noticed it. Next time I will stop and have a look. Thanks Amelie Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/416-war-memorials/#findComment-8760 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mockney piers Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 I have a very interesting copy of a dulwich hamlets historical programme, a labour of love by a local historian. It seems we had a number of local footie teams prior to 1914, including an East Dulwich one, but they were all pretty much wiped out by those pesky bosch machine guns.Today we just have the one remaining team. I'll try and unearth it if anyone wants borrowage, it's a wholly sobering read. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/416-war-memorials/#findComment-8766 Share on other sites More sharing options...
trinity Posted April 3, 2007 Author Share Posted April 3, 2007 MP - Sounds interesting reading. I was obviously in quite a morbid mood yesterday as I was in Nunhead Cemetery for the first time and spotted some beautiful graves for New Zealand and Australian soldiers who died in WWI. The grave stones look fairly recent and are obviously carefully maintained despite the surrounding wilderness of the cemetery.Imagine being laid to rest so far away from home. As you say - very sobering. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/416-war-memorials/#findComment-8783 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spadetownboy Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 next time you go down dog kennel hill, have a look at the metal railings which surround the estate, they are actually made from stretchers which were used during the blitz. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/416-war-memorials/#findComment-8845 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spadetownboy Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 oh forgot to mention, kings has a nice war memorial there is reputedly an unexploded ww2 bomb which is buried under the hospital. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/416-war-memorials/#findComment-8846 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amelie Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 I never knew there was a memorial at King's and it's been my local hospital literally since I was born. The memorial at St Peter's is not well looked after, although someone has been giving it an annual lick of paint for the last couple of years or so. The ANZAC graves at Nunhead are probably looked after by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission or the Australian and New Zealand High Commissions, especially if the gravestones have recently been replaced or repaired. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/416-war-memorials/#findComment-8927 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spadetownboy Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 i mentioned in a previous thread about east dulwich hospital being used to treat casualities in ww1,there is a memorial out the front of the hospital for those who didnt make it. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/416-war-memorials/#findComment-8954 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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