By Rob Forsyth
Groups of Deddington men from the First World war
A complete set of all those photographs we hold - individual and groups - can be found in our gallery and are also linked from names in the text of each chapter. We are always pleased to receive more photographs and/or to have unknown people identified in existing ones. If you think you can help please email me.
A group of Deddington Soldiers from a Banbury TA Company of the Ox and Bucks Light Infantry
probably at a summer camp just prior to 1914. Note the lack of medals at this time.
rear rank: Rufus Hancox, John(Jack?) Beesley, Tom Holiday, John Lewis*
front rank: [anon] Hancox?, Douglas Hopcraft, Stanley Hall*, Wilf Mitchell
Picture courtesy of Clive Sanders(Eds note: Names as handwritten on the back of the photograph. The * names are not from Deddington
A troop of Deddington soldiers some time during 1914
Picture courtesy of Clive Sanders whose Grandfather Frederick is back row 3rd from Left
1914 - A Territorial Army unit stationed at Banbury
2nd Row: (Note that 2 names from those written on the back of the photograph are missing from this row so we cannot be certain as to who was who) Mr (W) Allen**, Mr (W J) Harper**, H Gardner, C. Ell*, Mr Mold, Phil Barnard*, Sep Mold, Mr Harris and Harold Slaymaker.
3rd row seated on chairs: Matt Tustain*, Rufus Hancox*, HE Hopcraft, JH Harmsworth***, Bob Giles (probably Gilkes)*, TP Holliday* and **, G Coleman, A Singleton
4th row seated on the ground: H White, Mr Meadows, Mr Alexander, SF Hands, H Checkley*, JH Callow*, J Holton
Those in bold are known to have died
Those with an * are known to be from Deddington
Those with an ** are known to be wounded
*** Meritorious Service Medal