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Serving Men - Gallery WWII
An album of photos that we were allowed to copy, believed
to have been assembled by the Parcels Fund Committee.

We'd be pleased to hear from you with any additional information

Serving Men and Women WWII
Misc Pictures

Serving Men - Folder One 1-91

1 - Jones Twins
2
3 Ray Bridgeford
4

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6
7 centre is Ken Ambridge

8
9 - W J Allen
10 - A W C Knight
12 - W Bennett

15 - M Saunders
16 - ?Sherritt
17 - H Safford
18 Leslie Linnitt (s of Edgar)

19 - R F 'Jack' Smith
20
21 - R Jones
22

23 - Ray Hooton
24 - ?Neville
25
26 - Alan Bugden

27 - Bill Hensman
28
29 - Dougie Mantle
30

Enrolled
30 Aug 1939

Commisioned 02 Oct 1940
Sub-Lieut

Lieut Oct 1941

HMS Wrestler
31 - Lieut G A Neale
32
33

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35
36 ?Percival
37

38 - Ken Ambridge
Secretary of
Rushden Town FC
39 - Bob King-Underwood
Manager of HF Butchery opposite the Green Dragon
40
41

42 - Morris
43 - A A W Nichols
44

On the back:

"Just to wish you & the Parcels Fund the Very Best,
Yours Sincerely,
Eric Carmichael
Royal Horse Guards"

He served with the Queen Mother's bodyguards during the war.

45 - Eric Carmichael
46 - H Johnson
47 - J Johnson

48 - George Culpin
49 - Bob Scarborough
50 - Shellard

Pte R Tusting
2059276 King's Own Royal Rifles
sent his card to the British Legion branch at Rushden, to thank them for the gift they had sent him,, with his kindest regards to all members.
51 - H Ambridge
52 - Pte R Tusting
53 - G A Watson

54 - P G Felce
55 - R Newell
56 - 7945526 Anniwell
6Bn Royal Irish Fusiliers
57 - Sgt Lumbers - 27 Albion Place

58 - D Burdett
59 - L/Cpl I N Bird
54 Tennyson Road
60 - 5949937 Sgt A C Sime
33 Roberts Street
61 - Commander Ed Palmer

62
63 - Ashby RM
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65

66
67
68 - Reg Leach
69 - Ron Waler

70
71 Bernard & Donald
72 Eric Rootham

Pte. Arnold Singer, lived at 31 Manton Road, Rushden, and worked at Bignells Ltd. before joining the M.P.C.

He wrote a message on the back of his photo:

'Kind regards from an Austrian serving with the British Army.
With gratitude for the splendid English hospitality.'

73 - Pte A Singer 13807361
74
75

Air crew signatures
76 - This Jan 1941 postcard of a Hurricane crew has signatures on the back and a note '4 DFCs, 4 DFMs & 1 Polish VC'.
Top left corner J H Lacey, P/O has signed - his signature is circled with a note alongside 'DFM & Bar'. [See also newclip above]
Presumably at least one Rushden man will be in the group.

77 - A H R Allen
78 - F W Frost
79 - Jim Wadsworth

80
81 - Cyril Parrott
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83

84 - L R Allen
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90 - Jan 1942 - T E Butler of Irchester Rd & J H Robinson of Newton Rd
91 - D E Brittin

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