Anyone who was a scout during World War Two is being asked to come forward and share their experiences with Croydon University Hospital.

During the Blitz between 1940 and 1941, Boy Scouts volunteered to help in hospitals as casualties mounted from the bombing.

Acting as fire wardens, messengers and even stretcher-bearers, the boys supported their hospitals, including in Croydon at the then named Mayday.

To commemorate their courage Croydon Health Services NHS Trust will be holding a memorial service on April 29, where a plaque will be unveiled to mark the courage of the scouts.

The Trust’s chaplaincy team is asking people to share their experiences if they were a volunteer or if one of their parents or grandparents had volunteered.

Head Chaplain Hilary Fife said: “We talk about hospital pressures, but what we experience today is nothing like the flows of injured that came in to Mayday and Croydon General hospitals during the blitz.

"These lads saw and dealt with horrors we would now shield such young people from but until now their story has remained hidden.

"Their bravery has never been properly commemorated and that is something we want to change.”

If you would like to share your experiences or those of one of your family who was a scout volunteer during the blitz, please contact Hilary Fife on 020 8401 3015 or Hilary.fife@croydonhealth.nhs.uk