School photograph from 1914

Title

School photograph from 1914

Description

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)

Contributor

Martin McGovern

Licence

CC BY-SA martin McGovern

Files

schoolPhotograph.jpg
Back_SchoolPhotograph.jpg
greaseproof-paper-sheet.jpg

Citation

“School photograph from 1914,” Oxford at War 1914-1918, accessed March 29, 2024, http://www.oxfordatwar.uk/items/show/155.

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