I am happy to announce that my Military Ancestors database (found at www.militaryancestors.co.uk) has been updated and now includes entries up to, and including, June 1943. This means you can search for any military personnel who may have been mentioned in the Bromley & District [Kentish] Times during the wartime years between 1914 – 1922 and 1938 – 1943. [su_button url=”http://footstepstothepast.co.uk/military-ancestors” style=”flat” background=”#51ccd1″ color=”#ffffff” size=”6″ radius=”0″ icon_color=”#fffff”]Search for free here >[/su_button]
Day: May 5, 2020
Schools prepared for Air Raids
Air Raid Shelters Keston School Prepared When the scholars at Keston Church Schools return from their Easter vacation on April 1, the new air raid shelter built on the Common opposite the school will be ready for use. The shelter is a workmanlike job with accomodation for upwards of 100 senior scholars. There are emergency exits at the end of each passage, and entrance is made by a flight of steps which decend to thejunction of two passageways. In addition to seats and necessary air-lock and gas preventative…