Dad’s Army in Northop Hall
James Samuel Stretch was a Cheshire man, born in 1890, who came to live in Northop Hall. He had served in World War 1 in the Royal Field Artillery and after that war worked as a gardener at Highfield Hall where he lived with his wife Mary, firstly in one of the estate properties and then later in Malvern Villas. In World War 2 he was a sergeant in the local Home Guard. This Platoon Roll Book is one of his possessions that has survived through the years. The list of names will be of interest to a number of local families. We are grateful to Sgt Stretch’s grandaughter, Edna Hughes for sharing it with us.
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Edna also kindly let us scan the official Enrolment and Appointment Card that belonged to her father in law Mr Ishmael Dolbyn Hughes of Northop Hall who was a Fire Guard in World war II
