Remembrance

Remembrance ceremonies this Saturday in Charlton

The Charlton Champion

Charlton War Memorial

Remembrance ceremonies will be taking place this Saturday at Charlton’s two war memorials, outside St Luke’s Church and at Charlton Cemetery. The Royal British Legion has asked that anyone who attends wear a face covering.

Local ceremonies will take place at:

10.45am: War Memorial at Maze Hill, SE3
11.15am: War Memorial at St. John’s Church, Stratheden Road, SE3
11.45am: War Memorial outside St. Luke’s Church, The Village, SE7
12.15am: War Memorial in Cemetery Lane, SE7

Greenwich borough’s main ceremony will take place in Eltham High Street on Sunday. More details on the Greenwich Council website.

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Remembrance events in and around Charlton and the Greenwich Roll of Honour

Neil Clasper
Charlton War Memorial
The war memorial in Charlton Village

As Remembrance Sunday approaches we thought it might be useful to compile a list of local events commemorating the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. Here’s what we’ve found so far:

Saturday 10th November

Wreath laying ceremonies at:

10.45am: Maze Hill War Memorial, Greenwich Park, Charlton Way, Junction with Maze Hill SE3
11.20am: St John’s Church, Stratheden Road, SE3
11.40am: St Luke’s Church, The Village, SE7
12 noon: Charlton Cemetery, Cemetery Lane, SE7

Find more wreath laying ceremonies around the borough on Greenwich Council’s website.

Sunday 11th November

Remembrance services at St Luke’s and St Thomas’ churches, both at 10am on 11th November, with observance of the 2 minute silence. Everyone is welcome

The United Reformed Church on Bramshot Avenue has a remembrance service starting at 10.50am. All welcome.

 

Do you know of any other remembrance events in or around Charlton? Drop us a line and we’ll add them to this page.

The Greenwich Roll of Honour
greenwich roll of honourRob Powell, friend of the Charlton Champion and occasional contributor  has  a new book available:

The names of Charlton’s war dead feature in a new publication released to commemorate the centenary of the Armistice. The Greenwich Roll of Honour: 1914-1918 reproduces the names of the fallen compiled by the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich at the end of the First World War. The old borough included Greenwich, Charlton, Kidbrooke, and parts of Deptford and Blackheath.

The 48 page booklet lists over 1800 names, accompanied by new photography of local memorials and a foreword by the Revd Canon Chris Moody from St Alfege Church in Greenwich. It’s available to buy now locally for £5 at the Old Cottage Coffee Shop in Charlton Park or online.