The first photo on this page is one we have used before and is of Whittlesey Home Guard.

We had discovered that Leslie Turner can be seen on the very left of the front row, wearing glasses.

Now Ann Woodward from Whittlesey has written in with more information.

She said it is A Company of the Home Guard, and Ann's father Bill Brown is fifth from the left in the front row.

He also had a copy of the picture, and had written the names of several other men on it.

In the front row, from left, is Mr Turner, Leslie Skeels, Mr Sharp, Mr Cole, Bill Brown, Mr Anker ,Mr Richards and Mr Hurry.

In the middle row, are Mr Ashworth, Mr Joyce, Mr Watson and Norman Winterton – the names of the others are not known.

In the back row, are Mr Hall, Mr Jakes,Mr Hudson and Mr Richardson.

Another reader rang in to identify Leslie Skeels, and to say that Bill Brown is in the photograph, but he did not know where.

And yet another reader, Claire Ashworth, e-mailed in to say both her grandfathers are in the picture.

Norman Winterton is standing in the middle row, third from the right, and John Ashworth is also in the middle row, standing fourth from the left.


We also have many of the names for the second photo of the First Battalion, Hunts Home Guard Auxiliary Bomb Disposal Unit at London Brick Co Ltd.

It was sent in by Brian Ward from Ufford. The members are, in the back row, from left, George Woods, Bill Wilson, Harold Ward (Brian's father), Perce Ploughman, Dick Porter, Alf Smart, Bill Poulter and Les Wooding or Gooding.

In the front row are Fred Whitehead, Freddie Wiles, Jack Russell, Ron Garratt, George Palmer, Les Tyers and Edward Afford.

Mr Ward knows that the unit used to train at the London Road Drill Hall, Old Fletton and went on manoeuvres at Washingley Hall, Huntingdon.

But there are still pieces missing from the puzzle. Mr Ward would like to know when the volunteers were established into a unit, when they "stood down", if there are any records he can refer to, and any information about the bomb in the photograph.

If you have any information, please contact Hannah Gray.