Mrs Sarah Wearne of Bampton kindly agreed that her account of the history of the Bampton War Memorial published in Vol 3. No 1 of the Bampton Beam in April 1988 could be reproduced. Entitled Bampton War Memorial and War Graves, and contains the following information: References to William Wheeler. Arthur George Martin, Thomas Wells and Sidney Clark, Daniel Skinner, Thomas Gillett, George and William Poole, Thomas and John Wells, James and Charles Cripps. Walter and Alfred Lay, William Morton, Walter Greenfield Lindsey Conveyance for the upkeep of the Memorial National Inventory of War Memorials Application Forms for membership of the British Legion Conveyance for the upkeep of the Memorial National Inventory of War Memorials Members of British Legion Mr Standley Smith Philip Shaw Gordan Shute Peter Anson Smith Dr Bernard Rose John Parrish Alistair G Newing Major John Alvey William Henry Challinor Mayhead A.F Munford W J Hastie Frederick James Loxton J.C.A. Edgell M.I. HallMr J Curley James Patriuck Dunstan J.F.G. Coles Reginald James ChambersG A Bishop Rev John Paul Burrough A C Newport Thomas Alexander Ritchie G Timms Robert Asgill Colvile Col MWT Roberts OBE Arthur Beckley Royston Shergold Yvette Helene Brown Bryan Deane Article on Invasion of Madagascar and a sketch Map Leaflet and Letters from Right hon Douglas Hurd and Peter Smith Ref: War Pensions
Selection of Family photographs and letters of Dixey Family ,supplied by Ted Dixey, who lived at Fishers Bridge. some are described:- TED DIXEY’S PHOTO"S.
Wedding of Rose Sollis and Arthur Gerring.
Mr. Dixie, with children Right to left, Ruth, Ted,Derek, Percy (in truck), Laurence.
Harry and Emily Sollis at the door of the Swan. 1963.
Ruth Dixey, marrying Robert Ferguson 16.8.47.
Wedding of Ruth Dixey and Robert Ferguson 16.8.47 (2)
Ted Dixie with Sylvia 1970
Ted Dixey outside Fishers Bridge Cottage aged about 10.
Ted, Ruth and baby Laurence dixey with their mother outside Fisher's cottage 1933 Mother nee Hunt.
First Shirt Race.
First shirt race.
Start of first shirt race at the Swan.
Ted Dixie working at Smiths Witney in 1955
Ted Dixey aged 3 in Weald.
Derek Dixey (left) May Shepard (Middle) Laurence Dixey Right. May Sheperd died Ted and 3 other 17 year olds were asked to carry the coffin.
Ted at his sister's wedding 1947.
The ringing chamber New year's eve 2002/3
Ted Dixey 1927
June 1935 Sitting on the wall right to left Flossie (dog) Ted Dixie, Ruth Dixie, Rose Sollis, (in black stockings because her mother always dressed her in an old fashioned way. ) Laurence Dixey and three friends called Smith.
Ted Dixey's maternal grandparents who lived in Weald. Thomas and Harriet Hunt.
The garden at Fisher’s bridge.
Ted and Ruth Dixey.
Ted Dixey's maternal grandparents' cottage in Weald.
Ruth Dixey and Robert Ferguson in 1940s
Ted Dixey in his pram. 1926/7
Mr. Dixey and his family, Ted, Ruth, Laurence, Derek and Percy. 1936
