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VJ Day Journal August 15th 1945
VJ Day Journal August 15th 1945
Nik Stanbridge
VIDEO: Mary Shergold talks about her experiences as a parlour maid and joining the Land Army in WW2
Mary Shergold talks about her experiences as a parlour maid and joining the Land Army in WW2
Nik Stanbridge
Brigadier Rupert Crowdy talks about his life in the Indian army on the North Western Frontier in the 1930s
Nik Stanbridge
VIDEO: Albert Chambers talks about how he was evacuated from London to Bampton in 1939
Albert Chambers talks about how he was evacuated from London to Bampton in 1939
Nik Stanbridge
Two silk cards sent by Albert Townsend from France in WWI, to his family, in 1917
Nik Stanbridge
Thanksgiving For Victory Service 1945
This is the Service program for the Thanksgiving Service for Victory held in 1945. As the service sheet was printed in London it was probably a standard service to be held across the UK
Nik Stanbridge
Stan Smith, reported missing in WWII
This letter, dated November 1st 1944 was send by Stan Smith's commanding officer to Stan's father informing him that Stan was missing but may be a POW. He was a POW and near the end of the was became one of the POWs who took part in the what became known as the Long March. They were marched from East Germany keeping ahead of the advancing Russians. Stan walked almost 1,000 miles. He survived.
Bampton Community Archive
Stan Smith talks about his time as a soldier and POW in WWII
On May 19th 2004 a conversation between Stan Smith and Jo Lewington was recorded and this is a transcript of that conversation. Stan talks of his time fighting and then as a POW and finally on the long march west.
Bampton Community Archive
Soldier in Military Uniform
possibly Ernest Daniels
Janet Westman
Service of Remembrance by the War Memorial August 4th 2014
On August 4th 2014 a short service of Remembrance was held by the War Memorial in the Market Square, in remembrance of the outbreak of WWI. Reverend David Battersby conducted the service and Gary Gummer held the Standard of the Royal British Legion.
Janet Rouse