December 1945 We regret to report the death in an aircraft crash near Rochefort im France of Wing Commander Jack Halliday on his return home to be demobbed after service in India. A well-known figure in Oxford sport, he was captain of our School football and cricket teams, and even before leaving school had found… Continue reading Jack Halliday (1923-33)
Tag: Wartime
Collecting and Digging for Victory
From wartime magazine no 3 January 1942Almost everyone seems to be busy collectinq something or other these days to help the war effort, and the members of the School have proved themselves no exception to the rule. Apart from our efforts in the National Savings Scheme, of which details are given elsewhere, boys have made… Continue reading Collecting and Digging for Victory
The COS Old Boys’ Machine-Gun Platoon
July 1932 In the Old Boys’ section of the school magazine of July 1932 it is announced that the Old Boys have formed a Machine-Gun Platoon in conjunction with the Machine-Gun Company of the 4th Bn. Oxf. and Bucks Lt Infantry. “Recruits sign on as Territorials for four years and are required to do a… Continue reading The COS Old Boys’ Machine-Gun Platoon
Experiences in France in 1916
by ADC (Passed by Censor) This is a personal indulgence by Mike Chew who read the article – of which this passage is just the beginning – in the Oxford High School Magazine of December 1916. He left it to others to react in their own way. September 27th 1916 I had the greatest day… Continue reading Experiences in France in 1916
WW1 Service
The numbers of Old Boys serving in the 1st World War – or the Great War as it was known then – was 580. In a school with a nominal intake of 120 pupils per annum that is a huge percentage: Royal Navy 29 Royal Marines 3 Army 491 Royal Air Force 57 Total distinctions… Continue reading WW1 Service
The School Roll of Service 1914-18
The transcript below is of a talk was given by Professor Adrian Gregory, the guest speaker at the COSA Annual Luncheon of 2017. It is a comprehensive review of the participation of Old Boys and Staff in the First World War. ‘Since 2014 I have been director of a research network at the university dedicated to… Continue reading The School Roll of Service 1914-18
An Account of the Falkland Islands Action
This firsthand account of the World War I Falkland Islands Action on 8th December 1914 was submitted to the OHS magazine by Norman Kent (OHS approx 1891-1898) within four days of the battle and published in 1915 “by permission of the censor”. He was serving as the chaplain on HMS Kent when the conflict erupted.… Continue reading An Account of the Falkland Islands Action