"C" COMPANY, 9th WORCESTERSHIRE (REDDITCH) BATTALION HOME GUARD

The following three pictures show OFFICERS and N.C.O's of "C" COMPANY 9th WORCS. (REDDITCH) HOME GUARD BATTALION. They were obviously taken at different times but possibly in a similar location.

The first of them is almost fully captioned and may assist visitors to identify men who appear on the other two. Positive identifications would be welcomed - please use Feedback.

BACK ROW:   
Don Cash - Harry Lee - Joe Hall - Harry Bates - Syd Mutton - Wilf Matheson - Reg Forester - Don Duffet - ? - Portman - Albert Wharrad

MIDDLE ROW:  
Bert Maybury - George Chatterley - Harry Bennett - Daniels - Joe Crook - Everard Shufflebotham - Les Lakin - Ken Rochester - Bill Preest

FRONT ROW:
QMS Tom Bray - Sgt-Maj. Bert Melley - Lt. Bert Maries - Lt. Syd Prescott - Lt. John Price - Lt.Col. A.E. Scothern - Maj. H.R. Bird - Sgt. Bert Brown - Sgt. Bert Sylvester - Sgt. Frank Lee

BACK ROW: Extreme right - Sgt. Bert Sylvester
FRONT ROW: 4th from the left - Lt. Col. A.E. Scothern
(Note the Great War ribbons on several tunics)

Date: 1944
FRONT ROW: 1st on left - Sgt. Bert Sylvester; 6th from left - Lt. Col. A.E. Scothern

With grateful acknowledgement to the owners of these photographs who are listed on the main "C" Coy. page.
Further acknowledgement is due in connection with the first of the above images, owned by Mr Albert Wharrad, which has become available to us via the good offices of Ms Anne Bradford and of Mr Derek Coombes of the Redditch Local History Society.