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...
Read MorePrivate Ernest John Accleton
Ernest John Accleton Private E.J. Accelton, 1957, of the 1/4th...
Read MoreMolly Sherwell
Molly Sherwell Private Molly Sherwell served with the Auxiliary Territorial...
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Frederic H Green, driver
Frederic H Green was born March 1891 at Northampton and...
Read MorePhosferine #2
Another advert for Phosferine in the Bromley & District Times from...
Read MoreTravel Advert: Grey-Green Coach
Grey-Green was a bus and coach operator based in Stamford...
Read MoreCouncil Sets up Battlefield Scene to Help Raise Funds for the War
FEEDING THE GUN ON BROMLEY’S BATTLEFIELD “No Man’s Land” from...
Read MoreGunner Ernest Nelms
He was with the Royal Field Artiller. A shell from...
Read MoreGunner F. Bateman
Gunner F. Bateman Gunner F. Bateman, of Weston Rove in...
Read MoreSalt a Good Cleanser
Household hints were often printed in the local newspapers. The...
Read MoreRaiders Foiled in Air Attacks on London: 1940
The onslaught continued into September 1940. This article appeared in...
Read MoreTrue Tales from The Navy: 1941
The price of Admiralty By Commander A.B. Campbell, R.D., of...
Read MoreLetters from the front: Harold Parker #2
Corporal Harold Parker, from the Royal West Kent Regiment wrote...
Read MoreSwat that Squander Bug
The Squander Bug was propaganda character created during the Second...
Read MoreFood Facts: Mother & Child
Government advice given to Expectant Mothers, during th Second World...
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