posted on 2023-12-07, 12:38authored byOxford At War Project Team
This photograph was passed to the contributor by his father. It is a school photograph from St Peter and Paul's school (a Catholic School in Ilford, East London) taken in 1914.It comes with a greaseproof paper sheet - composed by the contributor's father - with the names of the children written on it. Shows a mixed age group of children. The contributor's grandfather - Tom McGovern - is in the second row from the bottom, next to his sister Maggie.Some of the children are Belgian refugees - some of their names are included on the greaseproof paper. The reverse of the photo has a handwritten note.(This story and material was shared at the Oxford at War 1914-1918 Roadshow on 12 Nov 2016)