Everything posted by Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)
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photo from @John Fox (foxy) - the majority of the names from the Bygone Bedlington Facebook group members names - John Lee Williams, David Shephard & Jude Morris :-
Bygone Bedlington Facebook group - Lauren Tyson No 14 is definitely my grandad Thomas HolmesHow would we do that @Maggie/915? Do you want to give @Andy Millne a list of historical names to add to the 'Voting list' that he creates?You must have been to the Joiners for a swift couple of pintsIs this your 'Bed-Time' reading @Maggie/915?Thank you Malcolm, and the same to everyone in the grouo
No 12 updated to Martin Nicholson who has been named by John Wilkinson on the Bygone Bedlington Facebook group.
@Vic Patterson - see above - was it he Oddfellows' Arms you are thinking of?
I think I remember looking into it - but cant remember the details - I will have a search @Vic Patterson@Andy Millne - to follow on from @Bedlingtonian's 2020 award's would you create a 'voting table' for 2022.? Id's I think should be included are - @Canny lass- @Vic Patterson - @HIGH PIT WILMA - @Bedlingtonian - @Andy Millne - @Pete- @John Fox (foxy) - @Jammy - @lilbill15 - @Maggie/915- @_pauls - @rosco - @James - @Rigger & @Malcolm Robinson and naturally any other member that anyone knows has contributed to the group over the year.
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2022 - the cost of living has caught up with the terrier - same outfit as 2021. Photos by Simon Williams
@Paul Hutton
@Andy Millne just about to updated No 12 & 20, named by No5 Bob Baxter, and noticed I had missed your your comment from 2018 = No 11 updatedCheers @greenbeans - names updated. You may have already seen it but this is a direct link to the the Bates album that was created in the 'Places Gallery' with the photos and info from @HIGH PIT WILMA :-
No 40 named as her grandfather by Joy Saint James on the Bygone Bedlington FB group.Volunteers https://www.stneotsmuseum.org.uk/articles/a-brief-history-of-the-home-guard/#:~:text=This band of volunteers%2C made,trained army of 1.7 million. or if you have a couple of hours Wikipedia :- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Guard_(United_Kingdom)
I'm with you I have been checking another photo - West Sleekburn Home Guard, also 1943 - there are 71 in the Sleekburn phot but only 9 named.
@Canny lass - I have no info. There are a lot of officers for a small town. I wonder how many Private's - Lance Corporal's & Corporal's there were?Had another search through all the old photos, especially those East End south side, but no luck. Still haven't had a reply back on Facebook Bygone Bedlington where I asked Janice Henderson (who named the 3 Morgan's in the photo) if she could find out the approximate year based on Sadie Morgan's DoB. Janice did comment that she would ask her relatives who had researched the family.The original photo with - buildings, then footpath, then curb, then road, then edging did suggest the East End south side as it had the single width road running along the top of the embankment that went down to the main road but can't find anything that matches - eg. North and South side :- Haven't given up - yet
Now I have had a quick look and selected a few sections - looks like you have to subscribe to find anything out
@Canny lass - I was just about to close down PC when I saw your comment in the BGS album about the names you are interested in. I have never researched it - @Rigger might have I input 'Home Guard 14th Battalion Bedlington' into Google search and got this site :- https://www.wartimememoriesproject.com/ww2/allied/battalion.php?pid=6994 I haven't delved into the sections of the site Nobody on the Facebook groups has commented that they have done any research (closing down now )
4 names added to the photo :-
