Kingham Hill in the Great War

Researching and commemorating the men of @kinghamhillsch who fought in the First World War.

[Kingham Hill School @kinghamhillsch]

Today marks the 80th Anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy. On this day we would like to share the story of one of our Hillians, Albert Victor Newman, who fought to liberate the city of Caen.
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#kinghamhillschool #DDay

[Gareth Williams @giwilliams1978]

After a week on the Somme researching for @KinghamThe, here was a tremendous find. It's an HP Sauce bottle, with a bit of label intact and remains of sauce still in the bottom. I've decided to keep the Somme mud too!
#ww1 #fww @kinghamhillsch

[Kingham Hill in the Great War @KinghamThe]

The @kinghamhillsch Battalion demobilised back on return to Blighty last night.
As we return to our everyday lives, we pray we will remember the experience for many years to come.
We cannot help but remember those from our beloved Hill who never returned.

IN VIRUM PERFECTUM

[Kingham Hill in the Great War @KinghamThe]

Would parents please park considerately, leaving plenty of room for a large coach to manoeuvre around to Top School alongside the flagpoles.

This will make your departure having picked up your child as smooth and as rapid as possible.

We look forward to seeing you on the Hill.

[Kingham Hill in the Great War @KinghamThe]

JOURNEY UPDATE:
Having stopped at Cobham services on the M25, we are now on the move again. Our amazing driver tells us that, with the traffic round Heathrow, he expects us to be back at School for 2030. 1/2

[Kingham Hill in the Great War @KinghamThe]

The @kinghamhillsch Battalion were welcomed with open arms by Mr Williams's friends, Hans & Stephanie De Groote whose chocolate shop in Ypres is something of an institution. The troops went away well supplied!
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[Kingham Hill in the Great War @KinghamThe]

The @kinghamhillsch are on their way back to Blighty via Ypres. We left the Château d'Ebblinghem just before 0830 (CET) after a splendid four nights. Thank you to Quentin and the team for looking after us so we'll. À la prochaine !
@NSTHistory

[Kingham Hill in the Great War @KinghamThe]

Remembering Private Louis Hall, 19th (St Pancras) Battalion, London Regiment and of Durham House. He was killed in action on 31st October 1915 near Loos.

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[Kingham Hill in the Great War @KinghamThe]

Finishing today at the Indian Memorial at Neuve Chapelle, the @kinghamhillsch Battalion take in the splendour of its beautiful architecture. It was a particularly special visit for one of our pupils who found the name of one of his ancestors there.
@NSTHistory #fww #ww1

[Kingham Hill in the Great War @KinghamThe]

The @kinghamhillsch Battalion 2024. Here we were on the spot where Hillians Noel Bradford and Arthur Metcalfe went over the top together in the 1st Canadian Infantry Battalion at the Battle of Givenchy on 16th June 1915.
@NSTHistory #fww #ww1

[Kingham Hill in the Great War @KinghamThe]

A practical demonstration of the Small Box Respirator today for the @kinghamhillsch Battalion, courtesy of Mr Williams and the splendid folks at @khakidevil who supplied it.

@NSTHistory #fww #ww1

[Kingham Hill in the Great War @KinghamThe]

The @kinghamhillsch Battalion visited the splendid and not often visited preserved battlefield at the Musée Vivant at Notre-Dame de Lorette to understand the French perspective of the Great War.
@NSTHistory #fww #ww1

[Kingham Hill in the Great War @KinghamThe]

A sobering moment for @kinghamhillsch Battalion at Wellington Quarry, Arras. This is the stairway up which men sheltering underground advanced straight over the top into the Battle of Arras.
What would be going through the men's minds as they climbed these stairs?
@NSTHistory

[Kingham Hill in the Great War @KinghamThe]

The @kinghamhillsch Battalion ventured underground at Wellington Quarry this morning to learn about the impressive preparations for the Battle of Arras in 1917.
#fww #ww1 @NSTHistory @VilleArras

[Kingham Hill in the Great War @KinghamThe]

Remembering 8 of our Hillians who fought in the Canadian Infantry but have no known grave and are listed on the Vimy Memorial. Of the 64 men on our memorial in Chapel, 19 served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force. All sons of England and sons of Canada. @kinghamhillsch

[Kingham Hill in the Great War @KinghamThe]

Remembering Hillians Victor Thatcher, Richard Duckering, Fred Spriggs and Fred Burton, killed in the 1917 Battle of Arras, commemorated on the Arras Memorial. The wreath was laid by a Third Farmer who is researching Victor Thatcher for her DigiLit project. @kinghamhillsch

[Kingham Hill in the Great War @KinghamThe]

It was WET this afternoon at Vimy Ridge for the @kinghamhillsch Battalion but the troops were unfazed and carried on regardless! #fww #ww1 @NSTHistory

[Kingham Hill in the Great War @KinghamThe]

Come rain or shine, the @kinghamhillsch Battalion keeps on going. Here we are in the German trenches at Vimy Ridge in rather inclement conditions. @NSTHistory #fww #ww1

[Kingham Hill in the Great War @KinghamThe]

Un grand merci à la @VilleArras qui nous a permis de déjeuner dans la cantine de l'École Anatole France ce midi. Votre gentillesse rend notre visite au marché beaucoup plus conviviale et amusante. À l'année prochaine ! @NSTHistory @NSTLanguages @kinghamhillsch

[Kingham Hill in the Great War @KinghamThe]

This morning saw a bit of R&R for the @kinghamhillsch Battalion at the market in Arras. The pupils were challenged to buy the best picnic with just €5 each. It was great to hear them use their French in a real life situation. @NSTHistory @NSTLanguages