Military and Wars
To record, preserve and share the social history of this unique village in Oxfordshire.
Bampton’s military history
The people of Bampton experienced war not only on distant battlefields, but also in everyday village life. From soldiers serving in the trenches of the First World War to evacuees, RAF personnel and wartime workers during the Second World War.
These archives record and preserve the memories, photographs and personal stories of a community shaped by conflict and service.
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Evacuees to Bampton 1940 and Shirley Boyces Memoir
Shirley Boyce was an Evacuee to Bampton during World War II and has written an interesting account of her time in Bampton staying at a Manor House (Weald Manor?). Which had been divided into flats. She later stayed in Aston. The photo is of evacuated children from Bow, London playing in the grounds of Weald […]
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Avro York failed take off from Brize Norton 1946
On 28 November 1946 an Avro York MW168 belonging to the Transport Command Development Unit at RAF Brize Norton failed to become airborne and instead crashed on to the railway line between Brize Norton and Carterton stations, coming to rest in a field, as pictured. Needless to say the line was closed for several days […]
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