Part of The World Wars
An account of John Good's time at Oakham School and the changes that occurred during the Second World War. The account spreads over two chapters and the pages are numbered A to I.
John Good
Part of The World Wars
A digital photograph of the carved panel on the left hand-side of the Chapel inside doors. The names are those of the Old Oakhamians who died in the Second World War.
Oakham School
Part of The World Wars
A digital photograph of the carved panel on the right hand-side of the Chapel inside doors. The names are those of the Old Oakhamians who died in the Second World War.
Oakham School
Part of The World Wars
A digital photograph of the carving of "Justitia" on the West front of the Memorial Chapel.
Oakham School
Part of The World Wars
Issue 31 of "Les Tortévalais", the Torteval Parish magazine published in Autumn 2019. The content includes an article on Guernsey's first decorated airman of World War Two (pp.37-40), focussing on Roy Langlois ('36). A thank you note addressed to Charlotte McCrory is attached.
Torteval Parish, Guernsey
Letter from Jon Wills to P.F. Wynter Bee
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A letter from Jon Wills, OO Club Chairman and School Archivist, to P.F. Wynter Bee regarding the donation of Basil Mogridge's letter to the school.
Jon Wills
Letter from Peter F. Wynter Bee to the School Bursar
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A letter from Peter F. Wynter Bee to the School Bursar, sending a copy of Basil Mogridge's letter to the school. Peter Wynter Bee found the letter in his grandmother's belongings. Basil had sent Joan a letter from the front during the First World War on 17 September 1915.
Peter F. Wynter Bee
Lt Douglas Herbert Washington Humfrey
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A large print out of a photograph of Lt Douglas Herbert Washington Humfrey in a trench on the Western front during the First World War.
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A digital photograph of the carved plaque at the entrance of the War Memorial Library.
Oakham School
Menu of the anniversary dinner
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A menu for the anniversary dinner to commemorate the centenary o the Battle of Hohenzollern Redoubt held at the 4/5th Battalion, The Royal Leicestershire Regiment Officers' Dining Club on 10 October 2015. The item includes a photograph of the officers of the 1/4th Leicestershire Regiment at Luton in October 1914 and their signatures, the menu and the provenance of twelve candlesticks.
The Royal Leicestershire Regiment