Step into Bromley's Past through historical newspapers
What was Bromley like during the War Years?
Old Newspapers are a wonderful source of information. I have been working with the Bromley and District Times during World War 1 and its aftermath collecting and listing the names of military personnel who have featured in it for my Military Ancestors project.
Through this research I have also gathered fascinating stories, articles and adverts from the time. These I can now bring to you through my website Bromley Historical Newspapers – stories written about the people of the time, by the people of the time.
I hope you enjoy reading them too.
Pam
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About Me
Pam Preedy is a local historian and author of Living Through the Great War at Home, about how the people of Bromley faced the challenges of war. As well as providing talks to local groups, Pam is also a volunteer at Biggin Hill Memorial Museum
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Bertram Edgar Spark
Bertram Edgar Spark Bertram Edgar Spark served as a rifleman...
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Thomas Beattie Sergeant Thomas Beattie served with the RAF voluntary...
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Ernest John Accleton Private E.J. Accelton, 1957, of the 1/4th...
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Molly Sherwell Private Molly Sherwell served with the Auxiliary Territorial...
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Gunner Horace Charles Baldwin
One fears for the prisoners taken by the Japanese. Gunner...
Read MoreSpring Cleaning the 1918 Way
Want to clean your carpets? From steam carpet beating to...
Read MoreAre you a lover of Sardines?
My husband love sardines, so this advert would have appealed...
Read MoreThe Wedding of Rodney Russell and Nancy Tapper
The second world war saw a sudden increase in weddings,...
Read MoreAdding comfort to your Air Raid Shelter
Air raid shelters were not the most lavish place to...
Read MoreTroop Entertainers wanted
The Bromley T.W.E.R.P.S. Concert Party was an amatuer group set...
Read MoreGordon Ewart Thatcher
Obituary for Gordon Ewart Thatcher, a Petty Officer on the...
Read MoreCaptain John Peake Knight
Captain John Peake Knight, of Sundridge Mansions, was the son...
Read MoreSea Birds’ Peril
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Read MoreTraining of Uncertificated Nurses
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Read MoreFrench Army Dogs
French Army dog masked ready to take a message through...
Read MoreJolly Boxing Night
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