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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 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.

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.

Recollections, a letter and a photograph related to life at Oakham School during the Second World War.

A letter from Colin Edgar to Nigel Lashbrook, Headmaster, regarding the Great War commemorations and suggesting several plays the Drama department could perform or the occasion, including the short play "The Humf Letters".

A large print out of a photograph of Lt Douglas Herbert Washington Humfrey in a trench on the Western front during the First World War.

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

Two emails from Melanie Russell to Jon Wills, Rachel Fairweather and Anna Bentley regarding Niall Campbell's letters and his memoir on his grandfather, Gordon Sanderson.

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.

A collection of material which focuses on Old Oakhamians who fell in the First World War, containing personal and family items and research.