The original name of
the Home Guard was the Local Defence Volunteers
and was changed to the Home Guard in July 1940 on instructions of Winston
Churchill The
Home Guard was disbanded on 31st December 1945
Photo with Old Rectory in background
Names reading from left:
Back Row: 4/ Don Radford. 5/ Jimmy Payne. 6/ Harrold
Pratt. 7/ Tom Barker. 9/ Ernie Whall.
Second Row: 7/ John Long. 8/ Jack Delph. 9/ Tommy Neal. 11/ Clifford Pye. 12/ Mr
J. Underwood.
Front Row: 9/ Mr Groom. 15/ Harry Carman.
Names reading from left:
Back Row: 5/ Audrey Tubby
Second Row: 1/ Mr Gibbs. 3/ Geoffrey Budrey. 4/ Ray Warts. 10/ Cecil Bellbody.
15/ ? Baxter
Front Row: 9/ Norman Hudson. Laying/ Eddie Cox 10/ Gordon Carman. 11/ ? Riley 12/ David Wright.
14/ Arthur
Gogfrey
