Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries

Gunner Howard

Dedication of Gunner Howard memorial

Oct 1, 2012

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FoBLC

in Notable Burials

in _Missing Images, Gunner Howard, Lewisham Mayor, Memorial, missing images, Rorke’s Drift, Sir Steve Bullock, Zulu

The dedication to Gunner Howard was attended by Lewisham Mayor Sir Steve Bullock, as well as the organiser Cpl. Tim Needham and Prince Shange, the direct descendent of the leader of the Zulu forces at Rorke’s Drift.
Dedication of memorial to Rorke’s Drift veteran, Gunner Arthur Howard

Sep 2, 2012

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FoBLC

in Notable Burials

in _Missing Images, Gunner Howard, Memorial, missing images, Veteran, Zulu

On Sunday 16th September, there will be a dedication of memorial to Gunner Arthur Howard at Brockley Cemetery. The event will take place from approximately 11:30am to 12:15pm. The initiative to fund the headstone was that of Corporal Bugler Tim Needham, Royal Marines, who started a campaign to have the defenders of Rorke’s Drift memorialised. …