Summary
Colour illustration of Queen's College in Oxford, England, shown from Logic Lane and a statue of Queen Caroline of Ansbach.
Queen's College was founded in 1341 by Robert de Eglesfield, the chaplain to Queen Philippa, wife of Edward III. The college was redesigned in the 18th century by Nicholas Hawksmoor.
The statue of Queen Caroline shown here was erected over the Front Quad gateway at Queen's College, of which she was a benefactor, in 1736 by Nicholas Hawksmoor. The statue was crafted by Henry Cheere.
Wilhelmina Charlotte Caroline (1683-1737) was the wife of King George II, more commonly known as Queen Caroline of Ansbach. The couple married in 1705 and had eight children. They moved to England from Hanover in 1714 and George II became King of England in 1727, following the death of his father George I. Queen Caroline died in 1737 following complications after her womb erupted. She was buried in Westminster Abbey.
Part of a collection of material relating to the World War I service of brothers John and Albert Victor Peile, who both died in the conflict. Younger brother Albert enlisted first. He was a 22-year-old unmarried clerk when he enlisted on 27 August 1914, service number 769, 3rd Battalion. He served in Gallipoli and later France, and was eventually promoted to the rank of corporal. He died in Bullecourt, France on 4 May 1917; his body was never found. He is commemorated at the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial. His brother John Peile was a 38-year-old unmarried miner when he enlisted on 25 June 1915, service number 2662, 2nd Battalion. He also served in in Gallipoli and France, and was similarly promoted to corporal. He died in France on 18 September 1918 and is buried at Roisel Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Their mother died only a few years later in 1926, aged 73.
Their niece was Mrs M. J. Hitchens, the donor. Margaret Joan Hitchens (1916-?) was the daughter of Albert and John's sister Alice and her husband John Henry Dinwoodie.
Description of Content
Stone building with cupola visible down narrow street.
Physical Description
Colour reproduction of a painting, printed onto paper.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Victorian Branch, Returned & Services League of Australia Limited (RSL), Mrs Margaret J. Hitchens, 1986
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Place Depicted
Oxford University, Logic Lane, Oxford, England, Great Britain, 1916-1918
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Inscriptions
Printed on front: 'THE ENTRANCE TO QUEEN'S COLLEGE FROM LOGIC LANE. / The statue is that of Queen Caroline, Consort of George II.'
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'A Brief History of the Queen's College,' The Queen's College: University of Oxford, at: [Link 1] accessed: June 18, 2012 'The Queen's College,' Wikipedia, at: [Link 2] accessed: June 18, 2012 'Caroline von Brandenburg-Ansbach,' FemBio, at: [Link 3] accessed: June 18, 2012 'The Queen's College: College Pictutes,' British History Online, at: [Link 4] accessed: June 18, 2012 For Albert Peile's war record see the National Archives of Australia website at: [Link 5] For John Peile's war record see the National Archive of Australia website at: [Link 6]
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