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The World Wars Oakham School
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War Certificate 'A'

A War Certificate "A" awarded on 24 April 1944 to Cadet John David Witter who passed the examination on 21 March 1944.

The War Office

The World Wars

  • WWS
  • Subfonds
  • 1908 - 2019

A collection of material which focuses on Old Oakhamians and their military careers. The bulk of the collection focuses on the two World Wars and research of the OOs who sadly fell.

The strongest part of this sub-fonds is the material relating to the First World War. It contains research on many Old Oakhamians and whole OO families who fought during the conflict such as the Humfreys and the Scotts. Much of the material is paper research but there are some original photographic material included.

WWS/2 focuses on the Second World War. Most of the collection looks at Oakham between 1939 and 1945 or the commemorations that have subsequently occurred.

Oakham School

The Humfrey Family

The sub-series focuses on the Humfrey Family, more particularly on Stuart and Douglas Humfrey, and include "The Humf Letters".

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Second Lieutenant Charles Caldwell Sills

  • WWS-WWS/1-WWS/1/4-WWS/1/4/6-WWS/1/4/6/1
  • Sub-File
  • 26/09/2004
  • Part of The World Wars

Research file compiled by O.O. Roger Anderson ('39) on Second Lieutenant Charles Caldwell Sills, 1st Battalion South Wales Borderers. The file include photographs, Sills family history, copies of The History of the South Wales Borderers, maps, and extracts from he battalion's war diary.

Roger Geoffrey Anderson

Research by Roger Anderson

A letter, an email and research regarding the Old Oakhamians who fell in the First World War.

Roger Geoffrey Anderson

Remembering

  • WWS-WWS/1-WWS/1/4-WWS/1/4/8-WWS/1/4/8/3
  • Item
  • 2005
  • Part of The World Wars

Research by Roger Anderson on the Old Oakhamians who fell in the Great War, providing details on where and when they died. Probably compiled for Remembrance Day.

Roger Geoffrey Anderson

Lt Douglas Herbert Washington Humfrey

  • WWS-WWS/1-WWS/1/3-WWS/1/3/10
  • Item
  • 1914 - 1915
  • Part of The World Wars

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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Letter from Jon Wills to P.F. Wynter Bee

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

I go to Oakham - War comes.

  • WWS-WWS/2-WWS/2/2-WWS/2/2/2-WWS/2/2/2/2
  • Item
  • 2004
  • 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

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