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The People of Olveston in War
The People of Olveston in War: Progress
The People of Olveston in Peace.
Olveston Parish Historical Society Book Launch
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The People of Olveston in War: Progress
Location: South Gloucestershire
Progress at Mid-October 2005
The research has now been completed. Our sources included the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, the National Archives, the Australian and Canadian Archives, the 1901 census and other censuses, and Births, Deaths & Marriages.
The British Library, twenty regimental museums, and local newspaper archives also contributed as did, memorials in the local churches, and documentary and oral information from families still living in the locality. We have been able to obtain photographs of most of those named and in the six cases where brothers died, photographs of their homes.
The scope of the study has been expanded a little to include some information on those who served and returned safely from the wars, and on the local defence and support services such as the Home Guard, WRVS etc.
The book in which this information will be presented is with the printers and is expected within a few days. It will be given to local history societies, to schools and anyone else who has an interest. We aim for it to be widely read in the locality so that there will be a much better appreciation of those to whom we owe so much.
We will be holding public talks and an exhibition of photographs, maps and relics from the battlefields at St Mary's Church, Olveston on 2nd November with visits by Olveston School and Tockington manor School on the following day.
David Shaw, a notable musician and Director of Music at St Mary’s Church, Olveston, has written a requiem which will have its inaugural performance at this year’s Remembrance service.
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