Meanings of Military Service 1914 - Queen Mary University of London Archives

Extract from the East London College Magazine 1916

holliecarter — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 09:54:56 +0000

Extract from the East London College Magazine 1916.

This notice in the East London College Magazine describes the moment that a concert was interrupted by a Zeppelin raid.

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London

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zeppelin-raids

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Queen Mary University of London Archives

Death Awed

suser — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 22:44:53 +0000

Death Awed, by Percy Smith from the Dance of Death series, 1916-1919.

Percy Smith produced sketches of war-ravaged countryside, death and destruction. His most memorable series is The Dance of Death, which sums up the horror and futility of war.

Image Courtesy of Percy Smith Foundation.

Circa dates:

1916-1919

Subject tags:

trench-warfare

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Queen Mary University of London Archives

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East London College Roll of Honour

suser — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 22:44:53 +0000

War Record 1914-1918 A-C

War Record 1914-1918 D-G

War Record 1914-1918 H-P

War Record 1914-1918 S-W

East London's Roll of Honour.

The roll of honour includes the names of all 73 members of the East London College Community who died during the war. As well as their date of death, the roll of honour includes biographical information such as, where they lived and what subjects they studied. For some of those who died there are even testimonials given by fellow students. The record of Walter William Busby is particularly informative. Busby was Captain of the 13th Essex Regiment when he died on November 13th 1916. The record describes how Busby grew up in East Ham and was a Scoutmaster of the 2nd West Ham Troupe of Boy Scouts.

Click on the links above to view individual pages of the Roll of Honour. PDF's may take a while to download depending on the speed of your internet connection.

Images Courtesy of Queen Mary University of London Archives.

Origin:

London

Circa dates:

1914-1918

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Queen Mary University of London Archives

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