03/08/2025
On 4th August 1914 Great Britain declared war on Germany. This declaration was in response to Germany's invasion of Belgium, a neutral country that Britain had pledged to protect.
You can see Croxley Green during WW1 here https://www.croxleygreenhistory.co.uk/first-world-war-1914-1918.html
Read about some of the soldiers who came from Croxley Green https://www.croxleygreenhistory.co.uk/wwi-soldiers-from-croxley.html
Why not take a walk up to the War Memorial on the green that was recently cleaned and restored by Military Grave Restorer
As part of the CROXLEY GREEN HISTORY PROJECT, we have been researching the 400+ World War One servicemen who lived or worked in Croxley Green. This document is a summary of our findings.