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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

Panels of the St Bees School Foundation

  • WWS-WWS/1-WWS/1/4-WWS/1/4/3-WWS/1/4/3/7
  • Item
  • N/D
  • Part of The World Wars

A print out of two photographs of the panels in the Foundation dining room at St Bees school showing Neilson carving, and of a photograph of the memorial to Donald Francis Neilson on Tyne Cot memorial.

St Bees School

Donald Francis Neilson

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

George Robson

Photographs related to Donald Francis Neilson

  • WWS-WWS/1-WWS/1/4-WWS/1/4/3-WWS/1/4/3/8
  • Item
  • 18/10/2018
  • Part of The World Wars

A letter from George Robson regarding Donald Francis Neilson's life and achievements at St Bees School and enclosing 14 photographs. The photographs are of St Bees School, the Foundation panels, cricket team photographs and various photographs of Donald Neilson.

St Bees School

Research

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

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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