The thumbnail above features images of messages left by students at the Menin Gate memorial in Ypres during last week’s Belgium trip.

Dr. Peter Doyle has written a book about Woolwich Poly in WW1: Peter Doyle - Doomed Youth Woolwich Polytechnic School.doc

If you would like more details on the role of Woolwich during the war, the website below is fascinating: 

Royal Arsenal History - Londons Royal Arsenal History 

Individual stories from those at the Poly