Oxford WW1 Centenary

Events and news from the @UniofOxford and Oxfordshire to mark the First World War Centenary. Twitter feed for the national Lest We Forget campaign.

[Their Finest Hour @ww2finesthour]

"Their Finest Hour" is seeking passionate and enthusiastic volunteers across the UK to help with our project.

We will train you in digital collection methods and show you how to run your own #WW2 collection day.

To get in touch with us, please visit https://t.co/LR8MweuVKB

[Their Finest Hour @ww2finesthour]

83 years ago tomorrow, Britain declared war on Hitler and entered the Second World War.

Marking this occasion, @UniofOxford is launching "Their Finest Hour", a nationwide project supported by @HeritageFundUK and coordinated by a dedicated team @engfac.

https://t.co/IwyqjqLIgo

[Oxford WW1 Centenary @WW1Centenary]

During our Lest We Forget project, many people asked if we were going to organise a similar project for the Second World War. Thanks to funding from @UniofOxford and @HeritageFundUK, we can now say, 'yes'! Follow @ww2finesthour and visit https://t.co/KSBcLbBYI6 for more info. 👇

[Their Finest Hour @ww2finesthour]

📢BREAKING📢 We’re proud to announce that our new project - ‘Their Finest Hour’, crowd-sourcing material from UK public re #WW2 - has begun! Funded by @HeritageFundUK and run by @engfac @UniofOxford, this builds on previous projects around #WW1. 🧵[1/5]

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🎉Follow up to ‘Lest We Forget’ 🎉👇

[Their Finest Hour @ww2finesthour]

📣Exciting news for #TheirFinestHour, the follow-up to Lest We Forget! Announcement will be made shortly.📣 #WW2 #twitterstorians

[Oxford WW1 Centenary @WW1Centenary]

@UniofOxford @engfac Great War Archive collected images of these objects related to the grave of the unknown warrior concerning David J Williams who had been commissioned to do the ironwork. Plaque, telegram, and photo of the coffin. #WW1
#Armistice

https://t.co/ujdeemarrt

[Their Finest Hour @ww2finesthour]

To mark #VEDay75, we are making some of the stories and materials collected at our #WW2 Heritage Day available to view online. Read about D-Day wagers, bravery medal recipients and one women's experiences in the Mechanised Transport Corps by clicking here: https://t.co/hnGmVusUVg

[Stuart Lee @StuartDLee]

Are you a member of @UniofOxford #oxforduniversity? @ox_it @runcoco and the English Fac @engfac are running a project to crowdsource experiences of the University (teaching, research, day-to-day life) during the Lockdown. Share your experiences at:
https://t.co/mQCVUO8STm

[Oxford WW1 Centenary @WW1Centenary]

From the #LestWeForget archive: Photograph of the 1st Withycombe Scouts' Association taken in 1916.

https://t.co/eQ6tZEICSv

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From the #LestWeForget archive: Photograph of "Whiteface", a horse owned by Montague Notley. While in France, employees of Notley’s estate recognised Whiteface; Notley paid for him to be brought back to his estate where he lived the rest of his life.

https://t.co/hIjsk2hRHc

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From the #LestWeForget archive: Trench art made by a member of the Chinese Labour Corps. The characters read ‘Chinese Republic’ and ‘White man’s culture is in decline, but the women of the Western countries are as fierce as the men of the East’.

https://t.co/UmYCsnGKrT

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From the #LestWeForget archive: Photograph of Harry Howie Matthew from Fyvie, Aberdeenshire. Harry was killed by an aerial torpedo bomb in the trenches at the Battle of Arras, France, on 20 March 1916 aged 22.

Contributor: Harry's great nephew.

https://t.co/R5Gs96oyZ4

[Elizabeth Smith @ElizbethjmSmith]

Great to see that Bradford's WW1 group are still working hard to record #WW1 artefacts and good to see they still have the support of their local paper @Bradford_TandA @WW1Centenary @PudseyCenotaph @Julian_A_Evans

[Oxford WW1 Centenary @WW1Centenary]

@1418research That’s interesting, thank you for letting us know. We will update the entry.

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From the #LestWeForget archive: Photograph of Ernest James Frude of the 1/4th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Ernest was killed in April 1918 while fighting with the 1st Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry near Ploegsteert, Belgium. He has no known grave.

https://t.co/84TcMcHqnl

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From the #LestWeForget archive: Chalice presented to Private Tom Booth by his local parish in recognition of him winning the Distinguished Conduct Medal. Tom did not speak about his war service during his lifetime.

Contributor: Tom's grandson.

https://t.co/GkKFs5eI2l

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From the #LestWeForget archive: Photograph of John Henry William Brown, who served in the Royal Navy (1912-1936) and the Royal Marines Police. John served aboard HMS King George V between November 1913 and April 1915.

Contributor: John's granddaughter.

https://t.co/bukj0P9ZCu

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From the #LestWeForget archive: Identity card of Rose Fisher, who was considered an ‘enemy alien’ because her husband's parents were German. Rose had to regularly attend the local police station during the war.

https://t.co/3bGkjyyw41

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From the #LestWeForget archive: Photograph of George Paterson Keppie, who served with the Royal Scots, 9th battalion (“Dandy Ninth”). The photo was taken while soldiers were awaiting orders from Sir Arthur Fitzroy Paget.

Contributor: George's son.

https://t.co/RODmvGFbb3

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From the #LestWeForget archive: Empire Day Certificate given to Roy Buckley, 1915. Empire Day was initiated in 1905 to remind children that they formed part of the British Empire.

Contributor: Roy's niece.

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From the #LestWeForget archive: Wooden pieces from a German Gotha plane brought down off the coast of Margate, 22 August 1917. The pilot and observer were killed, but the gunner was taken as POW.

Contributor: Alan Johnson

https://t.co/jl9WKWX1IS