Colston’s Commemoration is a research project aiming to commemorate the Old Colstonians who fought in the First World War and subsequently lost their lives in the conflict.

All Year 11 and A-Level Historians in the 2014-15 academic year each selected one of the 77 Old Colstonians who fell in the Great War. With minimal background knowledge on their chosen OC, and with limited instruction, these students have been tasked with researching the ways in which these OCs contributed to the Great War.

Through this pupil-led research, Colston’s Commemoration brings us closer to the wartime service of the members of the school who gave their lives to serve their country. The website, which contains research on all 77 fallen OCs, and 3 fallen ‘Masters’ of the School, can be found at the following link: http://www.colstonscommemoration.wordpress.com

An example of the research conducted by pupils can be found at; http://www.colstonscommemoration.wordpress.com/research/a-h/hemingway-maurice-william This page contains research on Maurice William Hemingway OC, conducted by Lower Sixth student Joshua Callaway.