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A digital photograph of the third panel of the School House memorial boards.

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.

A digital photograph of the School House memorial board, honouring the Old Oakhmians who fell in the First World War.

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.

Oakham School Magazine, recording the Summer term 1916 (published in Winter term 1916). Contents: Roll of Honour; School Notes; O.T.C. Notes; Prize Day; List of Old Oakhamians serving in the War; Cricket. Seven double-pages A to G.

Oakham School Magazine, recording the Winter term 1914 (published in Spring term 1914). Contents: Killed in Action; School Notes; List of Old Oakhamians serving in the War; The Concert; The School in War Time; School Games Fund - Balance Sheet for 1914; With the Foreign Legion; The Football Season; Correspondence. Seven double-pages A to G.

A digital photograph of the carved panel on the left hand-side of the Chapel entrance. The names are those of the Old Oakhamians who died in the First World War.

Photocopies of various research resources on John Woodall Marshall from Ancestry, Rutland Remembers, Graves Registration Report Form, The London Gazette, including two print outs of photographs, presented by Michael Hawker, archaeologist Leicester University. Items numbered A to P.

Research material on some soldiers and their family, most notably the Neilson brothers and the Sills family.

A bound copy of several Oakhamian Magazines from 1911 to 1919.