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A photograph of the boys' Cricket 1st XI in Summer 1908, captained by J.H. Jerwood.

A photograph of the boys' Cricket 1st XI in Summer 1909, captained by J.H. Jerwood.

A photograph of the boys' Cricket 1st XI in Summer 1910, captained by E.G. Snaith.

A photograph of the boys' Cricket 1st XI in Summer 1911, captained by C.C. Sills.

A photograph of the boys' Cricket 1st XI in Summer 1912, captained by C.C. Sills.

Oakham School Magazine, recording the Summer term 1914 (published in Winter term 1914). Contents: Roll of Honour; Report on the Officers' Training Corps; Old Oakhamians serving in H.M. Forces during the War; Prize Day - Old Oakhamians' Meeting; School Notes; Swimming Sports; The Cricket Season; Correspondence. Seven double-pages A to G.

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.

Research file compiled by O.O. Roger Anderson ('39) on Second Lieutenant Charles Caldwell Sills, 1st Battalion South Wales Borderers. The file include photographs, Sills family history, copies of The History of the South Wales Borderers, maps, and extracts from he battalion's war diary.

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.

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