Taken on School Hill, High Bentham, possibly 1941, those men too young or too old to go to war, but who were prepared to do their part at home if the worst should happen. I originally posted this photo from the family album, together with a numbered version, back in November 2019. A number of members posted names of relatives then, and more recently following a similar post by Suzi Leamy 09.09.2022.
Below is a list compiled from all the responses so far. If you have contributed, please check I have got it right! If you can identify any others, please let me know and I will add them.
Front Row: 1 John Michael Slinger, 2 , 3 Robert Taylor, 4 Tom Hall, 5 Ernie Thompson, 6 Jack Pedder (Leader of Home Guard), 7 , 8 , 9 William Gilbert, 10 George Postlethwaite, 11 Pom Clarke, 12 Jimmy Dowbiggin
Second Row: 13 Arthur Ellershaw, 14 Donald Hebblethwaite, 15, 16 Bob Downham, 17 Geoff Scambler, 18 Jim Postlethwaite (son of George), 19 Joe Winn, 20 Harold Lister, 21 Mark Hodgeson, 22 Arthur Dixon, 23 Billy Wilkinson, 24
Third Row: 25, 25, 27 Charlie O’Neill, 28 Ken Leeming, 29, 30 Teddy Robinson, 31, 32, 33 Reg Richardson, 34, 35 Fred Hesleton, 36 Bernard Williams
Back Row: 37, 38 Jim Pedley, 39 Clifford Ross, 40 Bateman Marshall, 41 Matt Hesleton, 42 Tom West, 43 Dennis Taylor, 44 Jack Jenkins, 45 Harold Kinder, 46 Fred Richards, 47 Andy Ford
Copied from Facebook Post 13.09.2023
More names added 23.03.2024 with the help of Ian McCart’s Aunt Freda (Freda Fairclough, Robin Lane). Email 28.11.2023
List edited 05.12.2024 using names from subsequent posts. Facebook Post amended accordingly and two photos combined to create a composite image
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