Oakridge in Wartime
Title
Oakridge in Wartime
Source
Oakridge History Group
Collection Items
Harvard Trainer from Aston Down crashes near Oakridge, 1939
Civil Defence
Stroud Journal, VE (Victory in Europe) Day, 11th May 1945
WWII Military ServiceHarry Couldrey was called up at the end of 1942 and returned home in April 1946. He had seen service in eleven different countries and was involved in…
WII Touches OakridgeLuckily this area escaped quite lightly with comparatively few casualties.But there was some excitement; local incidents during…
The Great WarQueenie Pearman, nee Gardiner, shared her memories a few years ago. She talked vividly of her childhood and how, during the First World War, many…
WWII Enemy Aircraft Down!Many villagers can remember life during the years of the Second World War and if asked it is a plane crash that is mostly frequently recalled. On the…
Prisoners of War