Thame Remembers

Latest Updates

  1. A Group with Similar Aims

    During our recent trip to the Somme we found the name of another group in the Visitor Books at two cemeteries. Rutland Remembers has similar objectives in remembering and visiting their war dead, although they have confined themselves to WW1. We wish them well with their project and fully expect to encounter them again on […]

  2. Website Updates

    The web site has now been updated to include a listing of casualties, both alphabetical and by location (under Roll of Honour) and a new section ‘Delivery Reports’, covering those already delivered.

  3. Memoire of a Bomb Disposal Expert

    Ian Jones, one of our steering group members, will be talking about his memories in Bomb Disposal. The talk is at Thame Museum on Thursday 9 April and promises to be a very enjoyable and informative evening. The talk starts at 7.30pm. Tickets are £5 per person (£3 for Museum Members) and are available from […]

  4. Issue 7 now out

    The latest Thame Remembers newsletter is now available for you to read. Read about the Battlefield Trip in October, the research of Herbert Jones, the visit to West Northwood cemetery … plus much more. Download issue 7 now.

  5. Issue 6 now out

    The latest Thame Remembers newsletter is now available for you to read. Read about the furthest delivery in New Zealand, researching Bates T, and details of the Battlefield trip … plus much more. Download issue 6 now.

  6. New Zealand delivery

    Our furthest challenge has been fulfilled. On a December summer morning in far-flung New Zealand , a Thame Remembers cross was delivered to the grave of George Bertie Parker in Karori Cemetery, Wellington. Sergeant Parker, born in Oxford in 1866, a pupil at Lord Williams’s School in Thame, and an athletics blue at Oxford, left […]

  7. Issue 5 now out

    The latest Thame Remembers newsletter is now available for you to read. Read about Christmas in 1914, the 191st name… plus much more. Download issue 5 now.  

  8. Issue 4 now out

    The latest Thame Remembers newsletter is now available for you to read. Read about Remembrance Day, the amazing cross delivery in Tanzania, research news from the Imperial War Museum… plus much more. Download issue 4 now.  

  9. Issue 3 now out

    The latest Thame Remembers newsletter is now available for you to read. Read about a cross delivery in Malta, our Remembrance Day plans, Lord Williams’s School… plus much more. Download issue 3 now.  

  10. Our 1st newsletter is now ready

    We are delighted and proud to launch our 1st newsletter. A century on… THAME REMEMBERS. Download issue 1 now.