St Edward's School Oxford and the Great War 1914-1918

T HE S CHOOL O.TC. IN 1917, NOW AT A STAGE OF HIGH EFFICIENCY AND READINESS The war had increased the importance of the Corps on the list of Curriculum priorities with drills three times a week for the whole School, regular weapons instruction, map reading and signalling as well as Field Days and the loading and unloading of Army trains at Didcot, necessitating a seven mile march each way. This photograph was taken on the day of the General Inspection when the Corps was given a very high rating by the inspecting officers. Lt Nicholas Hammond, the Commander of the Corps sits in the centre, with the Warden on his right and his second in command Sec Lt D.F. Morgan to his left. Morgan had already seen service, had been wounded in France and while convalescing was helping out; he later returned to the war. On the Warden’s right is Sec Lt Vyvyan Hope (O.S.E. and now a member of the Common Room) - he left for France a few weeks later.