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WARTIME PHOTOS
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 Griffydam Home GuardGriffydam Home Guard and part of the Ashby Battalion formed a guard of honour at the wedding at St. Peter's Church, Highfields, Leicester of Mr. E. F. Whyman of Griffydam and Miss. E. Howe, of Belgrave Street, Leicester. LHS Front to Back: Harry Johnson, ? Johnson, Horace Westley, Joe Witham RHS Front to Back: Lieutenant Jack Ford, ??, Joe Billings, ? Hall, Harry Johnson’s Son |  Worthington Home GuardWorthington Home Guard 1941: Front Rank L to R: John James, Johnny Toon, Alfred Jordon, Fredna Jordan, Jack Lacey, George Martin. The 3 faces visible in the Second Rank L to R: Stan Whyman, Harold Jordan and Big Jim Smith. |  Exercise PartridgeDefending Home Guards taking cover behind the Coalville War Memorial on the traffic island during Exercise Partridge Sunday 11th October 1942 |
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 Peggs Green Home GuardIn 1944 outside The Red Lion Inn Back Row L to R: Cyril Marshall, Ken Harrison, Mr. Fern, B.Walker, Mr. Collins, B.Hall, H.Brooks. Middle Row L to R: Bill Blakey (New Engine Inn landlord), Mr. Fairbrother, Gordon Morley, Jack Leeson, John Archie Burton, T. Shaw, ??, ?? Bottom Row L to R: W. Nutting, A. Bromley, Arthur Else, Josiah Weston, Gerald Burton, Brian Hickling, Vic Clements |  New Lount Colliery Home GuardAugust 1941 L to R Row 5: ?,?,E Arnold, J Evans, R Grumitt,?,?,?, W Warren, B Webster, J Webster, D Clayton,?,? Row 4: D Mee, E James, C Hall, F Hodges, J Widdowson, ?,?,?,?, T Hodges Row 3: H Garner, H Dandow, J Stewart, ?,?,?,?,?, W Rowlands, F Griffin, B Williams, A Hodges Row 2: F Platts, R Hastey, G Widdowson, C Martin, A Denholme, F Hodges, S Bolland, G Naisbitt, H Rowell, R Hodges, T Haylock Row 1: H Broster, A Hawkins, J Naisbitt, G Broster |  New Lount Colliery Home GuardOn Training Operations |
 Breedon Home GuardL to R Back: Wilf Fairbrother, Ken Thorley, Jack Mason, Charlie Cooper, Bill Staniforth, Stan Fairbrother, Bernard Stevenson Row3: Sam James, Herbert Mason, Les Fisher, Frank Dimmock, Mr Wood, George Kinsey, Dennis Hickling, Fred Bettany, Charlie Kinsey Row2: Harold Kirby, Len Wileman, Charlie Robinson, Bert Bonser, John Bird, Frank Cluer, Vic Willmore, Dick Cox, George Grainger, Herbert Lock, Reg Frain Row1: Ernest Barsby, Albert Robinson, George Barber, Alf White, Wilf Bradbury, A Monkman |  Leicestershire Home GuardOn civilian-military exercise |  Leicester Home GuardReceiving instructions on the Lewis Gun in 1940 |
 Samuel DimmockSurviving Japanese POW from Griffydam 1st Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment |  Samuel DimmockSamuel Far Left In India |  John Howkins & Samuel HodgesSurviving Japanese POWs Left: John Howkins Gunner 148th Bedfordshire Yeomanry Field Regiment of the Royal Artillery From Peggs Green & Right: 4859871 Lance Corporal Sam Hodges 1st Battalion Leicestershire Regiment Right From Griffydam |
 Samuel HodgesTraining At Glen Parva Barracks With Samuel Hodges Top Row, Centre |  Samuel HodgesIn The Hills At Chakrata Hill Station In India Samuel Hodges Far Left |  Samuel HodgesSamuel Hodges Chakrata Hill, India |
 Samuel HodgesArriving At Leicester Station After The War Samuel Hodges (2nd Right) & George Chippendale From Ravenstone (2nd Left) |  Samuel HodgesThe Dedication Of The British Legion Ceremony Thringstone Green 1956 Samuel Hodges (2nd Right) |  Samuel HodgesDuring his visit to Taiping War Cemetery in 1983 at the Headstone of his mate Hugh Pritchard killed by the Japanese |
 John HowkinsSurviving Japanese POW 956459 Gunner John Howkins From Peggs Green 148th Bedfordshire Yeomanry Field Regiment - Royal Artillery |  Samuel Hodges & John HowkinsSamuel Hodges (left) with John Howkins (Right) reminiscing in later life |  VE DayVE Day Celebrations 1945 On Anchor Lane, Peggs Green |
 PERCY RILEY23523 SERGEANT PERCY RILEY 15th SHERWOOD FORESTERS, NOTTS AND DERBY REGIMENT Born: Mosten, Lancashire 1895. Brother of Helen Topham (nee. Riley) of Coleorton Died: 17.07.1916 Killed In Action WWI France Aged 21 |  SAMUEL SMITH657263 SAMUEL BARTHOLOMEW ALBERT SMITH 602 SQUADRON ROYAL AIRFORCE Born: Osgathorpe 1920 Died: 23.1.1943 Killed In Active Service Following A Mid-Air Collision Between 2 Spitfires In British Air Space Aged 23 |  WILLIAM BIRD15925 LANCE CORPORAL WILLIAM BIRD 2nd BATTALION LEICESTERSHIRE REGIMENT Born: Coleorton 1892 Died: 25.9.1915 Killed In Action WWI France Aged 23 |
 JOHN WILLIAM BARKBY4258 PRIVATE JOHN WILLIAM BARKBY 1/5th BATTALION, LEICESTERSHIRE REGIMENT Born: Griffydam 1895 Died: 6.8.1916 Killed In Action WWI In France Aged 21 |  SIDNEY JOHNSON14681 PRIVATE SIDNEY JOHNSON 6th BATTALION LEICESTERSHIRE REGIMENT Born: Griffydam 1895 Died: 23.3.1918 Killed In Action WWI France Aged 22 |  JOHN REGINALD PHILPOTTBorn1893 Died 1918 Son Of Reverend Canon John Nigel Philpott M.A. - Rector Of Coleorton 1921-1932 Died Whilst In Service WW1 |
 6102929 KEN HODGESBorn Zion Hill, Peggs Green 105 Provost Company, 9 Section, C.M. Police - Middle East Forces - Part Of The 8th Army. |  JAMES RONALD HODGESBorn 2.8.1922 Youngest Son Of Mr & Mrs. H. Hodges Of Gelsmoor, Coleorton 14627256 Sapper James Ronald Hodges Of The Royal Engineers S.E.A.C (South East Asia Command) And British Commonwealth Task Force |  George WatmoughGerman POW Of Coleorton |
 John ClarkeGerman POW Of Whitwick |
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