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Photograph of popular head Mrs Coleman & pupils of Hook School, 1958/9. Interviewed by Lord Bolingbroke for the job, she was at the school for 20 years. Search Hook School.

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World War I

World War I brought trauma to families all over the country and Lydiard Tregoze was no exception. Over the course of the war, eighty-four men left their homes and families in this small rural parish to fight against Germany and her allies in Europe. Fourteen died because of the conflict. 

This collection brings together photographs, objects, diaries, letters, memorials, and articles that reveal the impact of the war on the community of Lydiard Tregoze. From farmers and labourers to the three St.John brothers at Lydiard House, their lives and stories are interwoven.




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World War I

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Photograph of Captain Henry Mildmay St.John, WWI
Photograph of Captain Henry Mildmay St.John, WWI

Captain Henry St.John (b1882) in the dress uniform...

World War I Memorial Book, St. Mary's Lydiard Tregoze
World War I Memorial Book, St. Mary's Lydiard Tregoze

Manuscript volume containing the names of eighty-f...

Campaign medals awarded to Ernest Titcombe,  World War I
Campaign medals awarded to Ernest Titcombe, World War I

The British War Medal (silver) and The Victory Med...

Photograph of group of soldiers in France, World War I
Photograph of group of soldiers in France, World War I

This photograph was taken in France and printed as...