Whilst preparing for school trip to the battlefields of World War 1 a local family spurred into researching their family history discovered a personal link – meaningful and significant in many ways.
Ditcham Park School pupil Charlie and his mum Georgie tell our roving reporter Jo Gray their story.
The war memorial sculptor Henry Paulin at workJo Gray interviewing Georgie about her family link to a war memorial in Beaumont-Hamel, FranceCharlie with the statue of a Scots soldier from the 51st Division – one of Henry Paulin’s war memorials
Jo Gray with Ditcham Park pupil Charlie & his mum Georgie