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| At the grave of Captain R V Rylands, Redoubt Cemetery, Gallipoli, May 2011 |
The outbreak of the Great War was greeted with scenes of unprecedented patriotism across Britain. Men rushed to
enlist in their thousands, eager to do their bit for King and Country, desperate to avoid missing out on the great adventure. Nowhere
more was this fervour felt than at the public schools of England. All Saints School, Bloxham was no exception and Old Bloxhamists
served in all theatres of war, holding every rank from Private to Brigadier General. Some fell foul of military law,
some were decorated for gallantry, some suffered horrific injuries, but all of them did thier bit in some way or another.
Regardless of their rank, background, age the 76 Old Bloxhamists commemorated on this website
have one thing in common. None of the came home. This is their
story. Matt Dixon Thatcham and the Western Front 2011.
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