The personal tragedies of the two world wars will be highlighted in an exhibition in Wallingford.
Memorabilia collector Gary Skinner has researched all 116 names on Wallingford's War Memorial, in Market Place, and uncovered heartache.
Using the Commonwealth War Graves Commission's website, he found out where the dead soldiers lived in the town, and where they were killed. The findings will be on show in the town hall next Saturday, from 10am.
The display will include artefacts, such as pieces of German Heinkel and Messerschmitt aircraft shot down during the Battle of Britain, and uniforms, medals and books.
"The research has made the losses personal," said Mr Skinner, 37, a former pupil of Wallingford School and now a sales manager with Race Parts, which makes racing car parts in Hithercroft Road.
"I've discovered that three men from Compton Terrace - a row of only five houses, where I myself grew up - were killed.
"Six men from St John's Road lost their lives. Three men from the town were killed on the first day of the Battle of the Somme. Often, Wallingford men serving in the same battalion died together."
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