War memorials

[trinity]

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.

[Amelie]

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.

[trinity]

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

[mockney piers]

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.

[trinity]

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.

[spadetownboy]

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.

[spadetownboy]

oh forgot to mention, kings has a nice war memorial there is reputedly an unexploded ww2 bomb which is buried under the hospital.

[Amelie]

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.

[spadetownboy]

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.