Waterloo

With the 200th anniversary of Waterloo it is time to celebrate the incredible life of Elizabeth Watkins, the last survivor of the battle who died aged 94 and is buried in the Brockley & Ladywell cemeteries. Elizabeth was only 5 years old when she accompanied her mother to help care for the British wounded in…

Continuing our series on the remarkable people buried within the Brockley & Ladywell Cemeteries, we are very grateful to Brockley resident and amateur genealogist John Luke who has researched the remarkable story of Elizabeth Watkins, who is described on her gravestone as a ‘Waterloo Veteran’ though she could only have been five years old at…