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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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.
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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.
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Sunday Morning in Billets, by Percy Smith, 1916-1919.
'Billet' was the term for living quarters, in which soldiers during the First World War slept.
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Dreams in a Dugout, by Percy Smith, 1916-1919.
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Death Refuses, by Percy Smith from the Dance of Death series, 1916-1919.
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Death Waits, by Percy Smith from the Dance of Death series, 1916-1919.
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Death Ponders, by Percy Smith from the Dance of Death series, 1916-1919.
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Death Marches, by Percy Smith from the Dance of Death series, 1916-1919.
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Death Intoxicated, by Percy Smith from the Dance of Death series, 1916-1919.
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