East Wickham and Welling War Memorial Trust

East Wickham and Welling War Memorial Trust A grant giving Charity for the people of East Wickham and Welling, remembering the Men from the district who died in The Great War 1914-1918.

A trust in relation to War Memorials in East Wickham & Welling.

# OTD 23rd August 1941 – Remembering RAF Sergeant GEORGE HORACE MACNAMARA – a Welling hero who fell to earth…Today we ...
23/08/2026

# OTD 23rd August 1941 – Remembering RAF Sergeant GEORGE HORACE MACNAMARA – a Welling hero who fell to earth…
Today we remember a young Welling RAF Sergeant, George MacNamara who was tragically killed on this day in 1941…He was just 20 years old.

You can see his name on the wall tablet memorial outside St. Michael’s church (where he is buried) and read his full story here on our online WW2 memorial; https://www.ewt.org.uk/memorial-names/macnamara/

GEORGE HORACE MACNAMARA – REMEMBERED TODAY BY THE EWWWMT
https://www.ewt.org.uk/

GALLIPOLI LINKS - 21st August“On 21 August 1915, the Gallipoli Campaign saw its final major Allied offensives: the Bat...
21/08/2026

GALLIPOLI LINKS - 21st August
“On 21 August 1915, the Gallipoli Campaign saw its final major Allied offensives: the Battle of Hill 60 and the Battle of Scimitar Hill. These coordinated attacks aimed to break the military deadlock, but both ended in bloody failure…”

From our records, we know that at least seven soldiers with local links died on this one day – 21st August – alone.

• Private Ronald Evershed of Sidcup – aged 20
• Private Arthur Charles Hardy (pictured) of Footscray – aged 35
• Private Walter George Hardy – aged 25, remembered on the Callender’s War Memorial, Erith.
• Private Charles Poulton Robinson of Bexleyheath – aged 26
• Staff Sergeant Major Robert Sloan (pictured) from New Zealand, whose wife and children lived in Sidcup – aged 32.
• Private Alfred Trussler of Belvedere – aged 34.
• Private Frederick John Whitburn aged 32 from Bexley.

Most have no known grave, but are remembered on the Helles War Memorial in Turkey, (pictured) and all REMEMBERED TODAY BY THE EWWWMT
https://www.ewt.org.uk/

HOLIDAYS AT HOME?...“The "Holidays at Home" campaign was a British government initiative launched during World War II to...
19/08/2026

HOLIDAYS AT HOME?...

“The "Holidays at Home" campaign was a British government initiative launched during World War II to keep people from traveling, featuring local park events, concerts, and community dances to boost morale”…

And, as you’d expect, Bexley did its bit back then, with holiday fun and frolics at Danson Park…(Don’t suppose anyone out there was there then?)…

MISSED THE ECLIPSE?If you missed the eclipse last week, never fear…the Red Moon is here – (or it was, up until 1969)It w...
17/08/2026

MISSED THE ECLIPSE?
If you missed the eclipse last week, never fear…the Red Moon is here – (or it was, up until 1969)

It was in Pincott Road in Bexleyheath before being demolished after being open for 101 years.

Anyway, some nice old Bexley Archives images here – enjoy.

BACK IN TIME – UP THE LINE…We’re hoping that Charing Cross and Waterloo East stations will be open & up and running soon...
16/08/2026

BACK IN TIME – UP THE LINE…

We’re hoping that Charing Cross and Waterloo East stations will be open & up and running soon?...

Meanwhile, here’s a few old photos of the two stations from bygone days to remind you of the good old days?...

ARCHIVE PICKS – PICS FROM 1926 – 10) Here’s a good old map, from a century ago – Woolwich Arsenal (what a vast site), B...
15/08/2026

ARCHIVE PICKS – PICS FROM 1926 – 10)

Here’s a good old map, from a century ago – Woolwich Arsenal (what a vast site), Bostall and Plumstead – with Plumstead High Street running through the centre of the image…

And also a great old photo – again from 1926 – of Plumstead High Street itself…

PRE-WAR WELLING PRESENTS…Sorry, no Bette Davis or Humphrey Bogart, but we can bring you (courtesy of these lovely Bexley...
12/08/2026

PRE-WAR WELLING PRESENTS…

Sorry, no Bette Davis or Humphrey Bogart, but we can bring you (courtesy of these lovely Bexley Archives images) Welling’s Granada Cinema and its resident organist Robinson Cleaver from the years just before WW2…

Enjoy the pictures…

FEELING HOT, HOT, HOT … Last week we restarted our churchyard clearing after two cancelled sessions due to the heatwave,...
10/08/2026

FEELING HOT, HOT, HOT … Last week we restarted our churchyard clearing after two cancelled sessions due to the heatwave, being mere 28 degrees this time! We managed to work in the shade and cleared the main path of brambles. Funny how they still manage to grow in the drought. Berry annoying!

ARCHIVE PICKS – PICS FROM 1926 – 9)SIGNS OF THE TIMESAnother image from exactly a century back – here’s a rather splendi...
09/08/2026

ARCHIVE PICKS – PICS FROM 1926 – 9)
SIGNS OF THE TIMES
Another image from exactly a century back – here’s a rather splendid old motoring snapshot in time from – we think – rush hour at Ruxley Corner?...

How time – and car designs – do change…

8th AUGUST is a notable date for the EWWWMT as it’s the anniversary of the death of Gunner Reginald Stafford – his is th...
08/08/2026

8th AUGUST is a notable date for the EWWWMT as it’s the anniversary of the death of Gunner Reginald Stafford – his is the only Commonwealth War Graves headstone remaining in the grounds of St. Michael’s church in East Wickham…
For decades the headstone remained hidden, covered by bushes and brambles, but it’s recently been discovered – and uncovered – by volunteers from the church and the Trust during their churchyard clear-up work…

And Reginald’s story has been discovered and uncovered by our researchers and added to our WW2 online Roll of Honour - https://www.ewt.org.uk/wwii-memorial/

You can read Reginald Stafford’s story here;
https://www.ewt.org.uk/memorial-names/stafford/
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If you’re visiting St. Michael’s you can see Reginald’s resting place at the rear of the church – just follow the path to the right of the building, up a short slope, and it’s on the right hand side…
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Gunner Reginald C Stafford – 1910-1947
REMEMBERED TODAY BY THE EWWWMT
https://www.ewt.org.uk/

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