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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.
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