Oakham School in The Great War
- WWS-WWS/1-WWS/1/5-WWS/1/5/4
- Item
- 1914 - 1918
Part of The World Wars
A booklet containing extracts from the Oakham School magazines during the war.
Oakham School
Oakham School in The Great War
Part of The World Wars
A booklet containing extracts from the Oakham School magazines during the war.
Oakham School
Part of The World Wars
The sub-series include three large scrapbook containing news paper cuttings of every of the First World War, research booklets, a book donated to the school and several photographs.
Oakham School
Part of The World Wars
The sub-series focuses on the Humfrey Family, more particularly on Stuart and Douglas Humfrey, and include "The Humf Letters".
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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
Part of The World Wars
A collection of material which focuses on Old Oakhamians who fell in the First World War, containing personal and family items and research.
Oakham School
List of Old Oakhamians serving in India
Part of The World Wars
A list of Old Oakhamians who served in India during World War Two, with names, regiments and years at Oakham School. Two small sheets of paper numbered A and B.
Oakham School
A photograph of boys on far side
Part of The World Wars
A photograph in black and white of boys planting potatoes on Far Side during the Second World War.
Oakham School
A letter from Patrick Wilson to all staff
Part of The World Wars
A letter from Patrick Wilson, Senior Master, to all staff informing them of the arrangements for the 50th anniversary of VE Day.
Patrick Wilson
Part of The World Wars
Items in this sub-series are related to Old Oakhamians and Masters who fought in the Second World War.
Oakham School
A letter from Charles Sills to Maxine Weeks
Part of The World Wars
A letter from OO Charles Sills ('46) to Maxine Weeks in the Old Oakhamian Club regarding his family history and enclosing two print outs, one is o Charles Caldwell Sills in his military uniform and one is of Junior House in 1915. Items are numbered A to D.
Charles Sills