Merton Council is appealing for volunteers to help with a project commemorating soldiers from Merton who died in the First World War.
The Heritage Lottery Fund has donated more than £80,000 to Merton for the Carved in Stone project, which aims to record the lives and experiences of Merton residents during the Great War.
Over the next two years, the council will hold war story days to reveal Merton’s war heritage, from army camps and major recruitment centres to the sheltering of refugees and the work of local suffragettes.
Volunteers will be involved in a range of activities, from digitising historic documents and researching Merton’s wartime history, to filming interviews with the descendants of war combatants.
The project aims to gather information and memorabilia about veterans while it is still available from relatives.
Nurses and convalescent troops at the military hospital in Morden Hall Park
Volunteers will also be given the opportunity to create heritage trails, exhibitions and school resources.
Councillor Nick Draper, the council’s cabinet member for community and culture, said: "This is an excellent opportunity for the people of Merton to commemorate those who served and died on the Home Front during the First World War as well as being a great way to learn about the borough’s war history."
To volunteer on the project, email local.studies@merton.gov.uk or call 020 8545 3239.
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