Or maybe it should be, “Spot the Ball”, with all the trophies ! Can you can recall the days of the Pools companies, Littlewoods, Zetters and Vernons ?
With thanks to, retired Chief Superintendent Royston SCOTT and Jayne POVALL SMITH, daughter of Peter SMITH, here are two photographs from the early 1950’s outside Poole station, which are very similar. YES, there are some differences, but not that many !!!
The two photographs are from 1951 and 1952.
The above photograph was taken sometime in 1951.
The one below in 1952 !
In will start with 1952 because Roy SCOTT has remembered most of their names and I will look into any changes.
FRONT ROW:
1: Ron FUDGE, 2: Doug BLAMDAMER 3: Wilfred CHASE 4: “Taffy” ARCHER 5: Alan MELKIN ? 6: Reg STICKLEY 7: Frank ELMES 8: Wilfred SMITH 9: Harry SHELDRAKE 10: Bill HILLIER 11: Charles RUSHEN 12: Andy REED 13: Tom BATSON.
SECOND ROW:
1: Evelyn OSMAN 2: Harold HARRIS (plain clothes) 3: Walter SQUIRES 4: Rodney Williams 5: Dennis GREEN 6: Royston SCOTT (cadet) 7: George KEYNES 8: John WYATT 9: Roy HURD 10: Arthur CHUBB 11: Ronald DAMEN 12: Daniel DUMMICAN 13: Sam DUNFORD 14: John TAYLOR 15: Denis DAMEN 16: Peter THRASHER 17: Ken BAKER (plain clothes) 18: Mona HARDY
THIRD ROW:
1: Gerry HOLT 2: David GIBBS 3: Alfie BOULTER 4: Stan CROSS 5: ? WILLIAMS 6: Jim CULLEY 7: Jock ANGUS 8: Alfie GILES 9: Elwyn JONES 10: Dennis COOK 11: Peter SMITH
REAR ROW:
1: Roland HALL 2: Ray CRICKMORE 3: Alan NURSE 4: Doug CHRISTOPHER 5: Harold DORE 6: Buck FRAZER 7: ? 8: Charlie CLEMENTS 9: George PRINCE 10: Ken GOVER 11: Reg GENTLE
This should help you see the officers a little better.
Below are better shots of the 1951 photo and many of the same faces.
And even closer ! Yes, I know it does not help much but I have tried many times to sharpen up the images and this is the best to my eyes !
