Photos of Ruth Eley & other personal items including Women's Land Army and Timber Corps Certificate signed by Gordon Brown PM in 2008.
Post Office Saving Book
Ruth lived in New Road and was married to Edwin

Photograph of George Shergold, father of Roy and Francis Shergold, in WWI uniform

Army records of Fred Green & Family
img054 Frederick J Green in his WWI army uniform. He enlisted in 1915
img055 The Queens Own Oxford Hussars. The sign being held says QOOH Cavalry School.
img061 Award for Gallantry and Devotion & Devotion. To Private Frederick J Green of the Northumberland Hussars February 27th 1919. "I congratulate you on the gallantry and devotion to duty for which you have been awarded THE MILITARY MEDAL." From H Rawlinson, commanding the 4th army.
img062 To Frederick J Green. "I wish to thank you on behalf of the whole Regiment both past and present for the splendid service you have rendered in France. This is presented to you as a mark of appreciation from all ranks for keeping up and adding to the good name of the Regiment." Signed Alan Reynolds Lieut. Col. XII Royal Lancers Commanding Northumberland Hussars. December 1st 1918. Includes a letter with img060
img063 to img068 6 pictures, all of one information leaflet put out by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. The battles and memorials of the Ypres Salient
img058 Frederick J Green on the right in the centre row. Esther Hepworth (née Green) does not know where in France this picture was taken.
img069 A certificate of Disembodiment of Demobilisation for Lieutenant Corporal Frederick John Green of the Northumberland Hussars on February 16th 1919. Enlisted May 31st 1915. Also served in 2nd Reserve Cavalry Regiment. Gained two blue chevrons & military medal.
img070 Protection Certificate and Certificate of Identity for Frederick John Green (soldier not remaining with the colours) stamped January 19th 1919.
img071 Back of the paper in 2014.1659 protection certificate an certificate of identity.
img072 Certificate of employment during the war (WWI) for Frederick John Green who was a carpenter before WWI started.
img073 Back of the Certificate of employment during the war (WWI) for Frederick John Green who was a carpenter before WWI started. Back of img072.
img074 War diary for 1/1st Northumberland Hussars. 5th November 1918.
img075 2nd page of War diary for 1/1st Northumberland Hussars. 5th November 1918
img076 Letter to Bessie Green from Littlemore hospital confirming the telegram sent telling her of the death of her husband Frederick John Green. It requests Bessie's desires about the funeral. She's told certificates for Friendly Society, Savings Bank, National Insurance etc may be obtained from the registrar.
img077 Littlemore Hospital: notice of death of Frederick John Green. Notice dated January 2nd 1958. Cause of death Ureamia and nephritis, commonly called kidney failure.
img078 Letter from The Prince of Wales British Legion Pension Fund. A letter to Bessie Green acknowledging receipt of a specimen of her signature so the bank will accept her signature on the Pension Receipts "from your husband's Prince of Wales' Pension Book."

John Brooks - dead man's penny. The Memorial Plaque was issued after the First World War to the next-of-kin of all British Empire service personnel who were killed as a result of the war.
The plaques (which could be described as large plaquettes) about 120 mm (4.7 in) in diameter, were cast in bronze, and came to be known as the Dead Man's Penny or Widow's Penny because of the superficial similarity to the much smaller penny coin (which had a diameter of only 30.86 mm (1.215 in)). 1,355,000 plaques were issued, which used a total of 450 tons of bronze, and continued to be issued into the 1930s to commemorate people who died as a consequence of the war.

Frank Tanner, son of Thomas Tanner. When he was 17 years old, Frank left Bampton to seek work in Londonfound work at Harvey and Nichols department store for a while before deciding in 1912 to emigrate to Australia. In Australia he worked on a sheep farm, three days horse ride form Melbourne. When the first World War broke out and Frank heard that his brothers had joined up, he joined the Australian Army. Whilst fighting in France , Frank was very seriously injured. It was thought that he would not survive his injuries and was left in a ditch. Very Fortunately, he was found by the Red Cross and transported to a hospital. Happily for his family , Frank survived and was brought back to England. After the war, he discovered that his name had been added to a War Memorial in Australia as it was presumed he had died.

Frank received these pictures of the graffiti on the roof of Kings Lynn library in 2018 from someone at the library. Work was being done on the library and the men saw the writing/graffiti cut into the stonework and photographed it. A lady at the library did some research and found out William Hudson and Aubrey Cato came from Bampton and she found Frank. Frank had no idea at all his father (known to all in Bampton as Bill) had ever been to Norfolk or that he’d been there on fire and Zeppelin watch on the roof of Kings Lynn library. His friend Aubrey Cato was on the roof with him and his initials are all cut into the stone.Both went on to Flanders. Their immediate superior found them huddled in a fox hole together and ordered one to get out, as one only to a hole was allowed for safety reasons. Bill got out and as he walked away, a shell came over and right into the fox hole where Aubrey was and of course killed him instantly. It wasn’t until after Bill died Frank leant his father had been awarded the Military Medal. Frank was clearing his father’s home in Broad Street and found his father’s Military Medal. In the south chancel of the church in Bampton, there is a wonderful, framed list of every single man from Bampton who fought in WWI. Those with a gold cross by their name were killed, those with a red cross came home injured. Any medals awarded are listed by the names.

This is Frank Hudson's parents who lived in Plantation Cottages and used the ration card to get their provisions from Local Shops in Bampton.
The retailers mentioned on the card are
Butcher - H Taylor and Sons,
Butter and Margarine - GW Dutton
Sugar, Bacon Tea and Jam - Mitchells Grocer

Ration book & supplementary ration book for Gladys Ginger, aunt of Frank Hudson

Frank Hudson's Identity and Insurance Card issued 22 5 1940

Newspaper article about Bombing around us in WWII
August 16th 1940 RAF Brize Norton. Two German aircraft bombed the base. Nos 1 and 3 C-type hangars plus 4 aircraft were destroyed or written off. It was the most spectacular attack on any British airfield during WWII. One civilian, Frederick Harden was killed, he was 61 and came from Witney. On the same day six civilian Irish workmen were killed in the raid on RAF Stanton Harcourt which was under construction.
Stanley Jenkins describes in his book,Witney Through Time, how one of the bombs landed on Church Green and
second exploded behind the Eagle Brewery. The bombs caused blast damage to the grammar school and many houses.
their reports speak of army vehicles parked round Church Green being destroyed, windows being shattered in he church, the council offices and the police station as well as several shops. In addition, falling glass from the glazed roof of the weaving sheds at Mount Mills, the home of blanket manufacturers James Marriott and Sons, damaged the looms and production of blankets was halted while they were repaired. Remarkably the only injuries appear to have been cuts and bruises and building repairs were quickly carried out.