The men identified to date

PENSHURST HOME GUARD

Photograph taken outside the main entrance to Penshurst Place.

Back row (L to R)

1.        ?

2.       Percy Hallett.  Worked at Well Place farm

3.       ?

4.       A.G.’Guy’ Pawson. Lived at Saints Hill later in a flat in Penshurst Place. Worked in London; before the war played cricket for Oxford University and Somerset. Champion fly fisherman.

5.       S.A.Merriman. Butler/cook at for Viscount Hardinge at South Park. Notable footballer for Penshurst Park FC.

6.       Walter Coleman.

7.       ?

8.       ?

9.        Bill Davey who worked at Salmans farm

10.   W.Gordon Goodwin.  Farmer at Elliotts farm. Had a herd of Guernsey cows and a retail milk round, also hop grower.

11.   Frank Mannering (Snr). Lived at Doubleton Farm cottages, worked at Beggars Barn farm.

12.   A Hazeldine. Lived Smarts Hill.

13.   ?

14.   ?

15.   ?

16.   ?

Second row.

17.   A. Snell

18.   ?

19.   ?

20.   Jim Lambert. Gardener at Redleaf House

21.   ?

22.   Reginald “Reggie” Frank Abrams. Worked in London as manager for Coutts & Co. Joined the army and obtained a commission with the RASC. Landed in Normandy with a tank landing ship on D+5.

23.   ?

24.   F.Ball

25.   ?

26.   ?

27.   ?

28.   Leslie Letts. Publisher Letts & Co. Farmer Swaylands home farm.

29.   (Possibly) Bert Chandler who worked at Penshurst Place on buildings maintenance or Jack Divall?

30.   Jack Kench

31.   ?

32.   ?

 

Middle row (seated)

33.   A Towner

34.   ?

35.   Gerald Willcocks  Farmer at Well Place

36.   D.G.’Dick’ Goodwin.  Farmer at Nash’s Farm. Hop grower.

37.   ?

38.   Sidney S. Stacey. Head gardener Penshurst Place. Notable cricketer for Penshurst Park CC

39.   (Captain) Dr W.Charrington Wood.  MO.  Appt 21^st July 1941 The village doctor.

40.   (Captain) J.M.’Jim’Dubuisson. Lived Saints Hill House, worked in London. 2 i/c

41.   (Major) Richard ‘Dick’ Douglas Hoblyn Commanding Officer. Lived at The Yews. Senior partner Hoblyn & King, London EC2.

42.   ?

43.   Reverend Peveril Turnbull.  Padre and Penshurst Rector.

44.   Dick Mercer. Quartermaster

45.   ?

46.   A.G. Branch. Worked at Swaylands

47.   ?

48.   Edward ‘Ted’ Sands.  Chauffeur for Lord DeLisle at Penshurst Place

 

 

Front row (seated on the ground)

49.   Sid Fenner.  Worked at Well Place farm

50.   ?

51.   S.Coulstock (son of Ivo)

52.   ?

53.   ?

54.   ?

55.   ?

56.   Dennis Peter Hallett.  Called up and killed in action.

57.   Mark Ball.  Lived in New Road

58.   Jack KIrby

59.   Sidney Lane.  Called up and joined the Royal Navy

60.   Leslie Hazeldine.

61.   ?

62.   ?