Army camp

Army camp

Photograph taken 1900 © Reproduced by permission of Oxfordshire County Council ref: ht00492

Oxford University Volunteer Corps on camp. A Corporal OURVC stands to attention with his rifle outside a tent.

Location

Oxfordshire Oxford

Period

Victorian (1837 - 1901)

Themes

Pupils taking part in a physical drill on the parade ground, accompanied by a brass band standing under a tree on the left. The school was founded to prepare young boys for Public School and the Royal Navy.

Snapshot - 1900

Tags

people boy soldier uniform gun military army victorian (1837 - 1901)