Credit for this entry to:
Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
In memory of Bert Barnes, 1925 - 2010, and his work inspiring the erection of the memorial to the scouts at Leysdown.
SE15, Linden Grove, Nunhead Cemetery
This ruined chapel contains 3 memorials related to the Walworth Boy Scouts Tragedy. This tragedy's main memorial (the remains of the original and the replacement) is located further into the cemetery by the war graves' section.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Bert Barnes
On Saturday the 3rd August 1912, the 2nd Walworth Troop of five adults and tw...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Bert Barnes
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