Arborfield
Local History Society

 Memories - Home Guard Stand-Down Parade

The Home Guard and Royal Observer Corps

 

This group photograph of the Winnersh and Arborfield Home Guard platoon was taken at the garage on Reading Road, Winnersh on the occasion of the stand-down parade:

The 11th Berks Battalion of the Home Guard at Winnersh

Here are the names so far identified - we welcome any further information or corrections:

('n.k.' = 'not known')

Row

Position

Name

Village

Other information

Back

1

Bill Goddard

Arborfield

Back

2

Jack Smith

Sindlesham

Back

3

Fred Middleton

Arborfield

Back

4

Reg Cordery

Arborfield

lance-corporal

Back

5

n.k.

Back

6

Fred Tucker?

Arborfield

Back

7

Ernie Middleton

Arborfield

corporal, m/c helmet

Back

8

Alec Coker

Arborfield

Back

9

n.k.

Back

10

Stan Over – jnr

Back

11

Fred West

Arborfield

Fifth

12

Jess Druett

Arborfield

Fifth

13

n.k.

Fifth

14

n.k.

Fifth

15

n.k.

Fifth

16

n.k.

Fifth

17

Alec Chambers

Arborfield

Fifth

18

Edward Cordery

Arborfield

Fifth

19

n.k.

Fifth

20

Arthur Bush

Arborfield

Fifth

21

S Holt

Arborfield

Fifth

22

Joe? Or Watts

Arborfield

Fifth

23

Fred Edwards

Arborfield

Fifth

24

n.k.

Fifth

25

n.k.

Fifth

26

n.k.

Fifth

27

n.k.

Fifth

28

n.k.

Fifth

29

Charlie Tuttle

Arborfield

lance-corporal

Fourth

30

n.k.

sergeant

Fourth

31

n.k.

Fourth

32

n.k.

Fourth

33

Maurice Hunt

Fourth

34

Mr. Verrall

Arborfield

Fourth

35

n.k.

Fourth

36

Maurice Day

Fourth

37

n.k.

Fourth

38

n.k.

Fourth

39

n.k.

Fourth

40

n.k.

Fourth

41

n.k.

Fourth

42

n.k.

Fourth

43

n.k.

Fourth

44

Cyril Hunt

Arborfield

Fourth

45

George Champ

Sindlesham

Fourth

46

n.k.

Fourth

47

Arthur Paley

Fourth

48

n.k.

lance-corporal

Third

49

n.k.

sergeant

Third

50

n.k.

Third

51

n.k.

Third

52

Rev. Bill Bayley

Bearwood

Rector

Third

53

Mr. Over

Sindlesham

Mill

Third

54

n.k.

Third

55

Over?

Third

56

n.k.

Third

57

Major Godwin

Third

58

Brig, Chadwick

Arborfield

Third

59

Mr. Hibberd

Winnersh

Third

60

n.k.

Third

61

Mr Stevens

Bearwood

sergeant

Third

62

n.k.

sergeant

Third

63

Sid Bennett

Arborfield

Third

64

n.k.

sergeant

Third

65

n.k.

Third

66

Bob Morley

Bearwood

corporal

Third

67

n.k.

Second

68

n.k.

Second

69

Bill Canning

Winnersh

butcher; lance-corporal

Second

70

Fred Barrat?

Second

71

n.k.

corporal

Second

72

n.k.

corporal

Second

73

n.k.

lance-corporal

Second

74

n.k.

Second

75

n.k.

Second

76

Tommy Bennett

Gamekeeper

Second

77

n.k.

corporal

Second

78

n.k.

Second

79

n.k.

corporal

Second

80

n.k.

sergeant

Second

81

n.k.

corporal

Second

82

n.k.

lance-corporal

Second

83

Mr. Ridler

Arborfield

Reading Mercury

Second

84

n.k.

Front

85

n.k.

Front

86

Bob Hamblin

Front

87

n.k.

Front

88

n.k.

corporal

Front

89

n.k.

Front

90

n.k.

Front

91

n.k.

Front

92

n.k.

Front

93

n.k.

Front

94

John Cordery

Arborfield

Front

95

Jim Goodyer

Arborfield

Front

96

n.k.

Front

97

Tom Peck

Bearwood

Front

98

n.k.

Front

99

n.k.

lance-corporal

 

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