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 Footsteps to the Past – 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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Places of recreation for soldiers in 1917
A BROMLEY EFFORT We hear on all hands of the splendid work done by Army Huts at the ...
We Expected the D.C.M. for Our Good Work
28th June 1916, page 10 Another letter from Sergeant Gutteridge of Bromley explaining the fun the 'boy' had ...
Award for Gallantry – Corporal Bert Taylor
AWARDS FOR GALLANTRY: CORPORAL BERT TAYLOR Corporal Bert Taylor, of the Queen’s Westminster Rifles, who has been awarded ...
Must-have Christmas Gifts for the Family c.1917
Life may have been tough in 1917, but Christmas would soon arrive and there were presents to buy ...
What was happening in Bromley 100 years ago?
1917 was a bad year. The death toll was going up. If the casualties of the Battle of ...
We found it difficult to keep them awake
23rd June 1916, page 10 More tales from the Front Line provided by Sergeant Gutteridge of Bromley: "We ...
A Good Tune Would Make All the Difference
5th May 1916, page 5 WHO WILL? Sergeant Gutteridge (long known to our readers as Corporal Gutteridge), of ...
A Narrow Escape
28th April 1916, pge 2 CORPORAL GUTTERIDGE HAS A NARROW ESCAPE In a recent letter home Corporal Gutteridge ...
I wonder who will start the games today
14th April 1916, page 8 I ran across one of the Bromley boys last week, and we had ...
Tribute to Captain Ross
10th March, 1916 page 10 CORPORAL GUTTERIDGE’S LETTERS: TRIBUTE TO CAPTAIN ROSS Last week we had two communications ...
He died a soldier’s death
3rd March 1916 (page 5) CAPTAIN W URQUHART ROSS - an officer respected by all his men As will ...
People hardly know how we appreciate such comforts here.
25th February 1916 (page 2) OUR WARMEST TIME Our genial correspondent, Corporal Gutteridge, Royal West Kent Regiment, says:- ...
