Eggs for the Wounded

  • The number of eggs sent to the Banbury depot during March has been:
  • Farnborough – 330
  • Wardington – 248
  • Chpping Norton and Edgecote – 148
  • Warkworth and Overthorpe – 144
  • Cropredy – 137
  • Fenny Compton – 123
  • Marston – 120
  • King’s Sutton – 119
  • Culworth School – 103
  • Bodicote – 91
  • Milton – 88
  • Thorpe Mandeville – 86
  • Avon Dassett – 72
  • Mollington – 72
  • Middleton Cheney – 47
  • Twyford Gardens – 30
  • North Newington – 28
  • Williamscote – 21
  • Aynho – 17
  • Arlescote – 14
  • ‘A Friend’ – 12
  • Bloxham – 3

Total – 2,912

Of these eggs, eight dozen have been sent each week to the Third General Southern Hospital at Oxford, the rest to London. In future the War Office has directed that 250 egges shall be sent each week to the Second General Hospital at Bristol. H. Loveday, Depot Manager.

Banbury Guardian, April 1915

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *