100 years of
REMEMBRANCE
Read our feature on the last ten fallen Old Tonbridgians at: tonbridgeconnect.org/news
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n November, Tonbridge School joined local communities across the globe remembering the First World War generation who served, sacrificed and changed our world. 2018 marked the centenary of the Armistice that brought World War One to an end, and to commemorate this significant year, the school’s Remembrance Service featured a special tribute to the final ten Old Tonbridgians who lost their lives during the Great War. The men were honoured in the form of life-sized silhouettes, installed in the Chapel cloisters as part of Royal British
Legion’s national ‘There But Not There’ campaign. Their stories, which you can read about on our website, are an important reminder of the great sacrifice made by the 716 Old Tonbridgians who gave their life to the cause, over the course of both World Wars. Attended by boys, parents, staff and friends, the service featured hymns, readings and moving performances by the school choir. There was also a procession of service medals won by two Old Tonbridgians, 2nd Lieut. George E.L. Cressey and 2nd Lieut. Edward J. Norman, both killed in action in the
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