Poem written by soldier describing life in the trenches

01/09/1916

Entertainment to raise funds for Star & Garter Home

01/09/1916

Report of war orphans stay in area

01/09/1916

13 dozen eggs sent to London

01/09/1916

Pte F Jones (4500) awarded MM, only left school on 2/7/1912

Long list of local men and there adresses that enlisted under the Lord Derby Scheme

Report on the execution of Edith Cavell.

Casualties. 1st and 2nd Battalion.

Appeal for more volunteerrs

List of new recruits from Warwick, Kenilworth and Leamington. Three seperate lists of new volunteers

Miss A absent today & Miss R in pm

Received letter from old scholar Sam Bonner, in Italy, awarded DCM

War time collections listed in Index Section of log book

Loose items inside cover included notes for suggested speech by Head master for Trafalga Day, probabl

Amounts listed inc socks, sandbags + money raised for War effort

Collected for Belgian Relief Fund £4-4-0; for Overseas Club £ 1-1-0

Many boys absent for agricultural purposes

Many boys absent as parents want them to work. Pleading excuse of the war.

After writing in Nov, Dec & Jan to Ministry of Propellant Supplies re chestnuts harvested by boys, 1

Children being granted exemption from school to help on farms. Mostly Boys - one girl allowed to stay

01/01/1917

Local epitome. Church Sunday evening service moved from 6.30 to 4.30 due to possibility of air-raids

Local epitome. Atherstone. Buglers based in police station to sound alarm in event of air-raid. Also

Women's role at home

Queen Alexandra appeal for funds for Red Cross. Nuneaton Branch set up for appeal

Postcard. War memorials