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A record of Old Oakhamians and Masters

A booklet recording the Old Oakhmians and Masters of Oakham School (past and present0 who served in His Majesty's Forces in the Second World War.

Oakham School

A record of Old Oakhamians and Masters

A record of Old Oakhamians and Masters who served with His Majesty's Forces, with names, years the entered school, ranks and regiments.

Oakham School

I go to Oakham - War comes.

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  • 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

Inside panel on the left

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  • 10/05/2013

    • Part of The World Wars

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

Oakham School

Inside panel on the right

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  • 10/05/2013

    • Part of The World Wars

A digital photograph of the carved panel on the right hand-side of the Chapel inside doors. The names are those of the Old Oakhamians who died in the Second World War.

Oakham School

Les Tortévalais

Issue 31 of "Les Tortévalais", the Torteval Parish magazine published in Autumn 2019. The content includes an article on Guernsey's first decorated airman of World War Two (pp.37-40), focussing on Roy Langlois ('36). A thank you note addressed to Charlotte McCrory is attached.

Torteval Parish, Guernsey

Memorial plaque

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  • 23/08/2013

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A digital photograph of the carved plaque at the entrance of the War Memorial Library.

Oakham School

The War Memorial Library

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  • 23/07/2009

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A digital photograph of the War Memorial Library that was built in 1955 in memory of the Old Oakhamians and Masters who lost their lives in the Second World War.

Oakham School

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

A Wartime Interlude

A recollection entitled "A Wartime Interlude" by Philip Newell of a platoon of Paratroopers coming to play a cricket match against the school's 2nd XI in the Summer term 1942.

Philip Newell

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