Two silk cards sent by Albert Townsend from France in WWI, to his family, in 1917
- BCA - 2021.3059
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- 1917
Nik Stanbridge
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Two silk cards sent by Albert Townsend from France in WWI, to his family, in 1917
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
Soldier in Military Uniform
possibly Ernest Daniels
Janet Westman
RAF Signal Station, Weald having annual inspection April 1993
RAF Signals station at Weald. The air officer supporting Air Command carrying out the annual inspection in April 1993
Bampton Community Archive
Peter Davis and his exhibition in the Old Grammar School about Witney Airfield 2015
Witney Gazette June 24th 2015.
Peter Davis from Church Street put on a detailed and very interesting exhibition for the Bampton Community Archive in the Old Grammar School, Church Close about the Witney Airfield. The only suggestion of an airfield in the area now is in the names of three local roads, De Havilland Way, Range Road and Richard Jones Road.
Damaged Spitfires and Hurricanes aircraft damaged during WWII were serviced here. The airfield was important in both WWI and WWII. It opened in 1918 and closed in 1951.
The site was used as an RAF training unit, a base for tennis, horse racing and motorcycle speedway as well as for Witney and Oxford Aero Club and Witney Aeronautical College.
The catalogue of this exhibition, full of really interesting photos of the airfield is still on sale in the Vesey room.
Bampton Community Archive
'Off The Beaten Track'. 'Impressions of a Visit To Bampton'. 1939
Bampton Community Archive
Molly Rose awarded a badge by Gordon Brown 2008 for her work in the ATA
Molly Rose flew 38 different types of aircraft during WWII including the Spitfire as part of her work when in the Air Transport Auxiliary.
Bampton Community Archive
Jack and Godfrey Horne in fancy dress in 1924
Jack and Godfrey Horne in fancy dress in 1924.Godfrey Horne was killed in action in France. He was in one of the Guards regiments in WWII
Bampton Community Archive
Instructions for wearing the ribbon; WWII medal
This letter and piece of ribbon was sent to Dor Thompson, World War Two and explains how the ribbon should be used with the medal.
Bampton Community Archive
Exhibition of WW1 held in Vesey Room
Public looking at exhibits of WW1 memorabilia held in Bampton Museum Vesey room 2004
Janet Westman