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The World Wars Oakham School
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Research material on some soldiers and their family, most notably the Neilson brothers and the Sills family.

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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

World War One

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

The Dewar Family

Photographs and documents relating to Launcelot John Austen Dewar and his brother David Dewar.

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Ephemera

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

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

Basil Mogridge

A letter written by Basil Mogridge to Joan from the front and items related to the donation of the letter.

Basil Mogridge

List of Old Oakhamians serving in India

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

Ephemera

Items in this sub-series are related to Old Oakhamians and Masters who fought in the Second World War.

Oakham School

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