Arborfield
Local History Society

 Memories - Empire Day in the late 1930's

Empire Day in 1926

 

 

Here is a well-worn photo of Empire Day at Arborfield, some time in the late 1930's. Point and click on part of the picture for a close-up view. We've identified several of the children, as shown in the close-ups.

Can you name any of the children, or correct our identification? If so, please let us know.

Back, far left Back, near left Back, near right Back, far right Front, far left Front, near left Front, centre Front, near right Front, far right A photo of Empire Day in the 1930's

 

Close-ups:

Back row, far left

Left to right:

Hilda Allen,
Joyce Wickham,
(girl unknown),
Frank Wilson,
Beryl May,
Robert Browning.

 

 

 

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Top, centre left

 

Top:

Reg Cordery.

 

Left to right (middle):

Joan Grant,
Mavis Luxton,
Doris Bennett,
Barbara Coker
.

 

Soldier:

Vic Salisbury
(son of the blacksmith).

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Back row, mid right

Left to right (upper):

Doris Bennett,
Barbara Coker,
Joan Bush,
Joan Barkus,
Sylvia Grainger,
Mildred Naylor
.

 

Soldier:

Vic Salisbury.

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Back row, far right
Top, left to right:

(girl unknown),
Cyril Hunt,
Doug Coker
.

 

 

 

 

 

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Front rows, far left
Top right:

Hilda Allen.

Lower, left to right:

Spicer brother,
Spicer brother,
Eric Strong,
(unknown boy),
Joan Hamblin
.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Front rows, mid-left
Upper, left to right:

Doris Mearing,
Betty Haste,
May Wickham,
(unknown)
.

 

Lower, left to right:

(unknown),
(unknown),
Beattie Day
.

 

 

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Front rows, centre
Top right:

Joan Barkus.

 

Middle, left to right:

Dorothy Wickham,
Arthur Tilling,
Vic Salisbury,
Joan Hall
.

 

Lower, left to right:

Phyllis Cordery,
Elsie Brant,
Gladys Davis
.

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Front rows, mid right
Upper, right:

John Devereux.

 

Middle, left to right:

Joan Hall,
Joe Allen,
Queenie Butler,
(unknown)
.

 

Lower, left to right:

Gladys Davis,
(unknown),
? Brant.

 

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Front rows, far right
Upper, left to right:

Judy Coker,
Peggy Neville,
Dickie Bush,
(unknown),
(unknown),
(unknown).

 

Lower, left to right:

Betty Sherring,
Joan Barker,
(unknown),
(unknown)
.

 

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With many thanks to Reg Cordery for lending the photo and for identifying so many of his school-mates.

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