War and Remembrance

Oakridge locals who served in the Great War and survived

In 2018, to commemorate the end of the Great War, Oakridge History Group researched and documented those who served in the Great War and survived to…

William George Hunt

William Hunt was born on 17 June 1890 in Oakridge and baptised on 10 August 1890 in Oakridge Church. He was the son of Thomas Henry Hunt and Emma…

William Mark Curtis

William Curtis was born in 1897 in Sapperton, one of nine children. He was the son of Mark Curtis and Ellen Smith. Mark Curtis was a carter at King's…

Walter Hunt

Walter Hunt was born on 16 September 1896 in Oakridge. He was the son of William Hunt and Elizabeth Stephens. William Hunt was a railway labourer for…

Walter Henry Fern

Walter Fern was born on 26 April 1884 in Oakridge and baptised in Oakridge Church on 1 June 1884. He was the son of Frederick Fern and Sarah Ann…

Thomas White

Thomas White was born in 1884 in Stow-on-the-Wold. He was the son of Thomas White and Edith Rhoda Timms. Thomas White senior was a coachman and he and…

Samuel Percy Gardiner

Sam Gardiner was born in 1884 in Oakridge and baptised in Oakridge Church on 7 December 1884. He was the son of Caleb Gardiner and Ellen Lewis. Caleb…

Rupert James Gardiner

Rupert Gardiner was born on 19 March 1891 in Oakridge and baptised on 12 July 1891 in Oakridge Church. He was the son of Joseph Gardiner and Edith…