Emma McGowan, alumni and community relations manager at Winchester House School, said: “Winchester House School lost many former pupils, members of staff and family members during the world wars, and we remember them individually every year at our Act of Remembrance Service where our head boy and head girl read out the alumni names. We are also joined by Housians (alumni) at the service who have been in the forces and return to school to pay their respects and take part in the service. Our school motto is 'Non Nobis Solum' - meaning not for ourselves alone - and it remains very important for us to remember those who gave their lives, service and future happiness to save us. With VE day’s 75th anniversary on Friday, we thought what better way to remember and celebrate the loved ones of community members than by a photo gallery on social media. We have received fantastic feedback by people who have loved hearing about wartime lives.”
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Winchester House School staff member, Michelle Merritts grandfather Sgt George Gornall, who served in the Royal Air Forces 195 Squadron. He was a rear gunner in a Lancaster Bomber and appears far left in this photo that was taken in 1944/45. (Photo from Winchester House School) | other
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Year three pupil Charlotte Hemstocks great grandfather Frederick Morgan. He served in the British Army Royal Artillery during WW2. Picture was taken on the advance through Italy in 1945 (Picture from Winchester House School) | other
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Year 8 pupil, Jack Sheppard's great grandfather, Jack Sheppard, who was in the army in WWI, but didn't see much action as he became very ill with influenza while in France. He thankfully made it home safely (photo Winchester House School) | other
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Major John Michael Charles Bonsor is grandfather of current and former pupils Ed, Johnny and Chess Von Furstenberg. He served in the Queens 9th Royal Lancers as a soldier in the British Army until 1967 (Photo from Winchester House School) | other
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Staff member, Michelle Merritts grandfather Sgt George Gornall, who served in the Royal Air Forces 195 Squadron. He was a rear gunner in a Lancaster Bomber and appears far left in this photo that was taken in 1944/45. (Photo from Winchester House School) | other
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Year three pupil Charlotte Hemstocks great grandfather Frederick Morgan. He served in the British Army Royal Artillery during WW2. Picture was taken on the advance through Italy in 1945 (Picture from Winchester House School) | other
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Major John Michael Charles Bonsor is grandfather of current and former pupils Ed, Johnny and Chess Von Furstenberg. He served in the Queens 9th Royal Lancers as a soldier in the British Army until 1967 (Photo from Winchester House School) | other
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Year 7 pupil Flora McGowans grandfather Duncan Hattersley Smith with his younger twin brothers. He served in the Duke of Wellingtons Regiment from 1936 before transferring to the RAF in 1942 flying spitfires and hurricanes for 234 and 63 Squadrons (photo from Winchester House School) | other