Tribute book now available Swanley World War 2 Remembering the Military and Civilian Lives Lost
Great news! Our tribute book to the local Fallen of WW2 is now available. Copies will be available to purchase at Group Meetings and by post or on collection. For all the ways to buy see below.
The book contains detailed biographies of the 28 men named on the WW2 Plaque on Swanley War Memorial, other men with local links, men buried locally not listed on the memorial and 13 civilians who were killed in local bomb and rocket attacks. It features family photos, newspaper reports and photos of the local area.
The book costs £9 plus £3.50 UK postage and packing if needed. If you are abroad we will advise of postage costs on an individual basis.
If you wish to purchase a copy of Swanley World War 2 Remembering the Military and Civilian Lives Lost , for £9 you can do so
at our monthly Group Meetings
or
if you are not able to attend a meeting but live locally we can arrange for you to collect in person or we may be able to deliver by hand for £9. Email to discuss arrangements for collection/delivery.
To receive a copy of the book by post send your name and address to
[email protected] and ask for details of how to pay.
Thank you to everyone who has helped with our research and we hope family and others will find the book a fitting tribute to the Fallen's service and sacrifice.
Men not commemorated on the Memorial but who are included in the book are:
Stanley Cardy
Augustus Brown
Frank Eldridge
William Eldridge
Francis Lander Brabin Smith
Basil Hanson
Eric Heselden
William Hotchkiss
George Edward Stevens
Frank Sheppard
John Palmer
Denis Fletcher
Thomas Terry
William Wansbury
A number of Civilians were also killed in local bombing raids in Main Road Hextable, Horticultural College Hextable and in Swanley are also remembered in the book
Helen Armstrong
George Kellick
Frederick Portnall
Horace, Margaret and David Coomber
Mary Ellen Mitchell
Marjorie Carter
Ellen,Brian and Peter Ludlow
John and Violet Williams
Great news! Our tribute book to the local Fallen of WW2 is now available. Copies will be available to purchase at Group Meetings and by post or on collection. For all the ways to buy see below.
The book contains detailed biographies of the 28 men named on the WW2 Plaque on Swanley War Memorial, other men with local links, men buried locally not listed on the memorial and 13 civilians who were killed in local bomb and rocket attacks. It features family photos, newspaper reports and photos of the local area.
The book costs £9 plus £3.50 UK postage and packing if needed. If you are abroad we will advise of postage costs on an individual basis.
If you wish to purchase a copy of Swanley World War 2 Remembering the Military and Civilian Lives Lost , for £9 you can do so
at our monthly Group Meetings
or
if you are not able to attend a meeting but live locally we can arrange for you to collect in person or we may be able to deliver by hand for £9. Email to discuss arrangements for collection/delivery.
To receive a copy of the book by post send your name and address to
[email protected] and ask for details of how to pay.
Thank you to everyone who has helped with our research and we hope family and others will find the book a fitting tribute to the Fallen's service and sacrifice.
Men not commemorated on the Memorial but who are included in the book are:
Stanley Cardy
Augustus Brown
Frank Eldridge
William Eldridge
Francis Lander Brabin Smith
Basil Hanson
Eric Heselden
William Hotchkiss
George Edward Stevens
Frank Sheppard
John Palmer
Denis Fletcher
Thomas Terry
William Wansbury
A number of Civilians were also killed in local bombing raids in Main Road Hextable, Horticultural College Hextable and in Swanley are also remembered in the book
Helen Armstrong
George Kellick
Frederick Portnall
Horace, Margaret and David Coomber
Mary Ellen Mitchell
Marjorie Carter
Ellen,Brian and Peter Ludlow
John and Violet Williams