![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/soldiers-of-oxfordshire-museum-military-objects-tell-stories-of-the-past/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/127555536_mediaitem127555535.jpg&description=Image source, Soldiers of Oxfordshire MuseumImage caption, "Ye Banbury Arms" is a fictional pub, but its much-travelled sign represented "D" squadron, which liberated the Belgium town of Erquelinnes in World War OneA museum is building up an online series of snapshots from military history, telling stories from bygone conflicts through the fascinating objects left behind.Ursula Corcoran, director of the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum, says the idea came as a response to the demands of the Covid pandemic."Lots of people want us to do talks and using visuals is ideal," she told the BBC."We've selected 50 of the best objects that really depict what the county has to offer in terms of military heritage."We take a closer look at some of the items gathered by staff and researchers at the Woodstock museum.Image source, Soldiers of Oxfordshire MuseumThe Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars had training camps across Blenheim Park, South Park and Wytham. Their dress uniform was elaborate and colourful, and thought of as over the top by soldiers from other regiments during World War One. This hat is a busby, made of sable fur. Winston Churchill, who was born a stone's throw from the museum at Blenheim Palace, was involved with the regiment from 1901, and part of the Woodstock Squadron and Henley Squadron.Image source, Soldiers of Oxfordshire MuseumThis is one of the thousands of watches British soldiers found at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where more than 50,000 people died from disease and starvation during World War Two.George Leonard, who before the war worked for the Pressed Steel Company at Cowley making motorcar bodies, brought the watch home. His daughter Viv Dudman used it in talks to school groups, telling pupils: "It is a very special watch - it is a life." The 249th battery of the 63rd Oxfordshire Yeomanry Anti-Tank regiment was responsible for the takeover of the Bergen-Belsen camp. Image source, Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum"Jolly Boy" belonged to Private Th){kind=link}
A museum is building up an online series of snapshots from military history, telling stories from bygone conflicts through the fascinating objects left behind.
Ursula Corcoran, director of the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum, says the idea came as a response to the demands of the Covid pandemic.
“Lots of people want us to do talks and using visuals is ideal,” she told the BBC.
“We’ve selected 50 of the best objects that really depict what the county has to offer in terms of military heritage.”
We take a closer look at some of the items gathered by staff and researchers at the Woodstock museum.