Seven Steps to Glory: Private Pateman Goes to War


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This is the story of Walter Pateman, a Gypsy who was born at Leg of Mutton Common, Farnborough, Kent in 1886 and who died in action during the Great War near Leg of Mutton Wood, Bouchavesnes, France in 1917.




Ten Pound Pom: Victor Poxon Goes To War


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This is the story of Victor Poxon and time in the Royal Navy during the Second World War on HMS Aurora and his life in Australia in the 1960s and 70s.




Cray to Canada: Frank Rodbourne Goes To War


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The story of Frank Rodbourne and his time in the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force during the Great War.




Petten Grove


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This is the story of Petten Grove, a road on the Ramsden estate in south east London which was built in the 1950s. Movements of people and families into and out of Petten Grove from 1956-2003 are analysed to reveal a pattern of continuity and change.




Saint Mary Cray Cemetery


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This is the story of St Mary Cray Cemetery in Kent where many victims of the German air raids on RAF Biggin Hill during the Battle of Britain are buried.




Fordcroft


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Orpington War Memorial


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This is the story of the men and women of Orpington who fought and died in the Second World War and in later conflicts and who are remembered on Orpington War Memorial.




Charles Dickens and Travellers


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This is the story of the fascination which Charles Dickens had with Gypsies and Travellers who appear frequently in his novels, short stories and journalism.




Canadian Corner


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The story of the men of Canada who fought and died in the Great War and were buried in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery - known locally as Canadian Corner - at All Saints churchyard, Orpington, Kent.




The Ramsden Estate


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