Students from Wellington College commemorated Remembrance Day in an interesting and unique way last Thursday.
Each of the 707 former Wellington College pupils who fought and died in the First World War were paid tribute to when current pupils filled the quad with their ‘fallen bodies’ to create a poignant reminder of how many young soldiers were lost in the war.
Headteacher Jane Lunnon said: “It was a result of finding out that such a massive number of casualties there were from Wellington College. You hear figures and it doesn’t mean anything. By doing this the pupils were able to really engage with what it looks like. It was incredibly moving seeing all of those bodies piled up.”
The Crowthorne college was initially founded to educate young men whose fathers were serving in the Army and had the third highest casualty rate during the First World War after Eton and Marlborough College.
Pupils took part in a week of activities including poetry readings and a candle lit service.