21st birthday of the women's section British Legion football match v men
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21st birthday celebration of the women's section British Legion with a football match v men.
Bampton Community Archive
21st birthday of the women's section British Legion football match v men
21st birthday celebration of the women's section British Legion with a football match v men.
Bampton Community Archive
Nan and George Dafter visiting his brother Bernard in the USA
Bernard Dafter used to live at Home Farm in the High Street. The farm buildings were behind the house and he rented land north of New Road when there were not houses north of the road.
Bampton Community Archive
Two young boys in Morris clothing
These two photographs were taken in the first half of the C20th. Sadly, I don't know their names but they look to be really enjoying themselves.
Janet Rouse
Private William Johnson Ox & Bucks Light Infantry 5th Battalion 10677 A Company. His granddaughter Pamela Smith has put together these items.
William was the first young man in Bampton to volunteer and the town awarded him a clock for this. He was also the first soldier to be awarded the Military Medal. This account by Pamela recounts his battles, the conditions, Christmas and much more.
Only five different medals were struck during the war and William was award four.
A newspaper account of the home-coming of William January 1916. William had already been award the Distinguished Conduct Medal for bravery in the field for recovering lieutenant Wood. He was met at Bampton & Brize Norton station by Mr Alfie Bryant in a car kindly lent by Mr Collett. A rapturous welcome awaited him in Bampton and he was presented with a handsome marble clock inscribed "Presented by friends in Bampton to Pte William Johnson O.B.L.I. on being awarded the DCM for gallantry in action 1915.
Bampton Community Archive
Mr & Mrs Hill & son Arthur Hill's antique cum bric-a-brac shop in Bridge Street
Mr & Mrs Hill & son Arthur Hill's antique cum bric-a-brac shop in Bridge Street. Now Parallel Lines.
Nik Stanbridge
RAF Bampton Castle - a brief history
RAF Bampton Castle - a brief history
Nik Stanbridge
Bampton Brass Band, early C20th
Bampton had a brass band in the very early days of the twentieth century. The picture of them playing outside the Town Hall, taken in 1908 was kindly lent to the Archive by Barbara Daw.
December 17th 1902 in aid of The Foresters' Brass Band.
Bampton Community Archive