The Withernwick Home Guard (Dad's Army!)

Ken 
Fenton
  

 Charlie Watson
  		 George 
Warns
  		 John 
Bulson
  		 Jack 
Gibbon
  		 Philip Clappison
  		 Goerge Cooper
  		 Nevill Medforth
   		 Jack 
Smith
  		 Bill 
Barker
   		 George Hobson
  
Charlie
Brumpton
  		 Alwyn
Fisher
   		 Alan
Steel
  		 Jack
Waslin
   		 Jack
Fell
  		 John
Saltmer
   		 Sidney
Harsley
  		 George
Ferriby
   		 Tom
Ireland
   		 Tom
Barnfather
   		 James 
Ellis
   
Ken
Barker		 Harry
Everett *		 Ben
Witty		 Bill
Scafton		 Edgar
Giles		 Albert
Medforth		 John
Fisher		 Eric
Ellis		 Arthur
Fisher		 Alan
Coulbeck		 Len
Croft

Albert Medforth - Commanding Officer - Withernwick Platoon

(* The name of the man between Harry Everett and Ben Witty is unknown)

Photograph taken in Hornsea with the platton facing the north side of Sullivan's fish & chip shop.
The area behind them is now houses. Sullivan's is, of course, still there.

At the start of the Withernwick home guard, they used to meet at what had previously been the fish and chip shop opposite the Falcon Pub. 
As they got more members the headquarters were moved to the Forester Hall ? 

Here is a list of the members of the platoon with (if known) their addresses, occupation and other information.
If anyone knows more about any of these men, and there are some recognisable surnames, do let me know and I will add it on.

The links will take you to more information on that person or the place where they lived.

Ken Fenton Small holding on Chruch Lane
Charlie Watson Mill Row, later Methodist Sunday School teacher, married and moved to Hull
George Warns Mill Row, end nearest school, fruit merchant, had daughters Georgina and June
John Bulson South End - farmer's son
Jack Gibbon Mill Row - second house from the school end, later moved to Church Lane where his son, Alan, still lives, also had a daughter called Anne.
Philip Clappison Clappison's Farm - North End
George Cooper  
Neville Medforth Son of Albert (commanding officer) and Emily (Headmistress of Withernwick School)
Jack Smith South End Cottages, married to Grace, in the 1950's/early 1960's used to organise village coach trips.
Bill Barker High Street, brother of Ken and Mabel (who married Tom Ireland hence Terry Ireland's parents.
George Hobson Post Office Row
   
Charlie Brumpton Mill Lane, had two daughters Joy and Eva
Alwyn Fisher  Glebe Farm, North End.
Alan Steel Hurstead, North End, had five children: Dennis (in Australia), Barbara, Hazel, Leslie, Eric (now in Hessle).
Jack Waslin Prospect (Church) Farm
Jack Fell Homer House Farm, Aldbrough Road (formerly John Clarke's farm)
John Saltmer Post Row (nearest Village Hall - of course)
Sidney Harsley White Cottage, North End (bought from the Graham family) - cobbler in the village.
George Ferriby Ex Army hut, Cowden Lane about 11/2 miles east of Clappison's farm
Tom Ireland Married Mabel Barker, end cottage of Blacksmith's Row nearest Church. Father of Terry Ireland.
James Ellis Fish and Chip shop on corner of Main Street and High Street - Miriam Moulds father.
   
Ken Barker High Street, Mabel Barker's brother hence Tom Ireland's brother-in-law and Terry Ireland's uncle. Had three sons: Freddie (deceased), Brian and Gilbert (still in Withernwick - lives in North End)
? Fell Homer House Farm
Ben Witty Withernwick Hall Farm and Mill Farm, a dairy farmer, had a son called David - John Witty's uncle.
Bill Scrafton Church Lane (next to Dobson's shop). Had two daughters Margaret and Dorothy. Worked in the signal box at Sigglesthorne Station.
Edgar Giles Wheat Hill, Aldbrough Road. On left before Buich Corner, a lorry driver. Had a son, William, a butcher (deceased).
Albert Medforth Commanding officer and husband of Emily, headmistress of school, father of Neville and also had a daughter June.
John Fisher Post Office Row, worked at Glebe Farm with his brothers, Doreen Dunn's father.
Eric Ellis Post Office Row, next door to Post Office
Arthur Fisher Glebe Farm, North End , brother of Olwin.
Alan Coulbeck South End Cottages, siblings: Betty, Joyce, Derek and Peter - an ambulance driver
Len Croft Church Farm

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