Miss Eden’s Album
Miss Eden’s Album – the story of Florence Neville Eden This album is on extended loan to me by Peter Wiseman who was given it by a neighbour in Beckenham. Florence worked as a VAD nurse from August 1915 to … read more
WW1 – Memorial Graves & Headstones in Beckenham Cemetery
Introduction On 4th August 1914 Britain declared war on Germany. The war ended after 4 years, 3 months and 7 days, on 11th November 1919 The Beckenham War Memorial was unveiled on 30th July 1921. It lists the names of … read more
1914 – 18 World War Casualties
1914 – 18 World War Casualties’ buried and/or commemorated in BECKENHAM CEMETERY. Names from CWGC, Beckenham War Memorial, Beckenham Journal, Peter Wiseman & Ellen Barbet Information as at March 16th, 2014 CWGC GRAVES only List of 130 names provided by … read more
Beckenham at War
Beckenham at War. “Beckenham has never been found wanting in time of war” wrote Nancy Tonkin in 1993. Chapter One – 1740 to 1914 In 1793 Beckenham residents formed an Armed Association available to help defend the country against … read more