Rushden Research Group: Serving Men

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	Folder Two 101-123	Women 1-13

Serving Men - Folder One 1-91


1 - Jones Twins	2	3 Ray Bridgeford	4


5	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


34	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	64	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


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	82	83


84 - L R Allen	85	86


87	88	89


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

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