Latymer Commemorates the 75th Anniversary of VE Day

May 7, 2020

Latymer commemorates the 75th anniversary of VE Day with a selection of pieces on Latymerians lost in the The First and Second World Wars.

Two booklets on the fallen Latymerians of The First and Second World Wars have been put together by Malcolm Smith, former Latymer Archivist and teacher. Current Latymer student, Santiago in Year 11, has written a piece on  Ivan Burger and his younger brother Ralph, both Latymerians with German roots.

The fallen Latymerians of The Second World War

A commemoration of Latymerians and staff who gave their lives in The First World War

The story of Ivan Burger and his younger brother Ralph, by Santiago in Year 11

Santiago found information about Ivan's grave on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.

S P V BIRD, by Olga in Year 11