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Who was in Box Home Guard?         Graham Eyles (courtesy Stephen Eyles)
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Thanks to the diligence of Graham Eyles, we have a record of the names of many of the Box Home Guard. Any corrections or additons would be gratefully received. For details of their service see full Box Home Guard dropdown on Home Guard Story.
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Back Row
1. Fred Tatchell
2. Ben Gussie Vaughan
3. unknown
4. Daniel Pillinger
5. unknown
6. unknown
7. unknown
8. unknown
9. Stan Ford
10. F Fairbank
11. Ivor Ball
12. Alec Smith
13. Graham Eyles
14. Percy Hancock
15. Les Hinton
16. Arthur Haydon
17. Eric Dibber
18. Mr Jenkins
19. Roly Bird
Second Row
20. Bill Peters
21. Mr Field
22. Mr Hillman
23. unknown
24. Ted Head
25. unknown (Wadswick)
26. Frank Wickings
27. unknown
28. Pete Ody
29. unknown
30. Eric Bayliss
31. Ted Gingell
32. unknown
33. Norman Martin
34. Bill Perry
35. E Potter
36. Taffy Bolton
37. unknown
38. L Francis
39. Erbie Hunt
40. Mr Stevens
Third Row
41. unknown (Wadswick)
42. unknown
43. Wilf Clothier
44. Bill Dermott
45. Mr Long (Middlehill)
46. F Richards
47. unknown (Box Hill)
48. Magic Shepherd
49. Reg Bray
50. P Best
51. unknown
52. Alfie Nowell
53. unknown
54. Harry Milsom
55. unknown (Kingsdown)
56. T Tucker
57. unknown
58. Bill Chaffey
59. Bill Bradley
60. Mr Perkins
Fourth Row
61. unknown
62. Mr Jenkins (Wadswick)
63. unknown
64. C Lancaster
65. CH Fildes
66. GR Cope
67. GRC Soutar
68. John Morley
69. C McEwan
70. Doug Taylor
71. Cecil Lambert
72. J Butler
73. A Rickson
74. Ted Hulbert
Front Row
75. Walt Tye
76. Ian Aberdeen
77. unknown (Kingsdown)
78. unknown
79. unknown
80. Basil unknown
81. Kruger Barnett
82. Fred Nicholls
83. Mr Davies
84. unknown
85. Mr Hunt
(Murray & Baldwin)
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Phil Martin records:
Norman Martin middle row turning; Les Hinton (bell ringer who lived in house next to church) right; Cecil Lambert top right splodge; Jack ? (Fairmead View) 3rd left turning; Bill Chaffey top left; Ben Vaughan 6th left. Please let us know if you can help with any of the names.
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