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The World Wars

  • WWS
  • Subfondo
  • 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

A photograph of Jack Dewar

  • WWS-WWS/1-WWS/1/1-WWS/1/1/3
  • Unidad documental simple
  • 1911 - 1915

    • Parte deThe World Wars

A black and white photograph of Jack Dewar, sitting by a tent. Possibly from his time at Oakham School and possibly at a O.T.C. Camp.

N/D

Research

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

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Donald Francis Neilson

  • WWS-WWS/1-WWS/1/4-WWS/1/4/3
  • Unidad documental compuesta
  • 2017 - 2018

    • Parte deThe World Wars

Research, letters and photographs related to Donald Francis Neilson when a pupil ay St Bees School, Cumbria.

George Robson

Photographs of Donald Francis Neilson

  • WWS-WWS/1-WWS/1/4-WWS/1/4/3-WWS/1/4/3/6
  • Unidad documental simple
  • N/D

    • Parte deThe World Wars

A print out of two photographs of Donald Francis Neilson. The first photograph is of Donald Neilson in his military uniform. The second photograph is of Donald Neilson at Queen's College, Oxford.

St Bees School

Letters from Men on Service

  • WWS-WWS/1-WWS/1/4-WWS/1/4/4-WWS/1/4/4/3
  • Unidad documental simple
  • N/A

    • Parte deThe World Wars

A page from "The Stag" comprising letters from Men on Service, including a note from Colin Francis Scott.

The Stag

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

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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