West Mersea St. John Ambulance Brigade Ladies - 1939/45 War.
Back row L-R 1. Miss Pat Catchpole [Catchie], 2. Miss Barbara Shiels, 3. Miss Muriel Mills, 4. Mrs Mills, 5. Mrs Page, 6. Mrs J. Mole, 7. Mrs Bill ( Jean ?) Farthing, 8. Miss [ Margery ] Gibb, 9. Miss Gladys Farthing, 10. Mrs Shiels, 11. Mrs Warner, 12. Mrs H. Martin, 13. Miss Hall, 14. Miss June Mitchell, 15. Miss Stringer.
Middle Row L-R. 1. Mrs Wapling, 2. Miss Nancy Meakin, 3. Mrs Cotton, 4. Mrs Irene Gant, 5. Mrs Farr, 6. Miss Freda Brooks (Commandant), 7. Dr Jean E. Hudson, 8. Miss Grace Levitt, 9. Miss Nellie Levitt, 10. Mrs Freddie French, 11. Miss Ruth Cornellius, 12. Miss Marjorie Russell
Front Row L-R. 1. Mrs Ron Pullen, 2. Miss Marjorie French, 3. Mrs E. Boon, 4. Miss Betty Winch, 5. Mrs Michell, 6. Miss Marion Wyatt, 7. Mrs Stanley Farthing, 8. Mrs Oscar Whiting (Elsie)
Notes on some of the names from Pauline Winch: Miss Marjorie French - going into her sweet shop and choosing the favourites from all the glass sweet jars behind her. A quarter of aniseed twists, or lemon sherbets - tipped clattering into the scales and then from the scoop into a small white paper bag. Betty Winch (christened Elizabeth) was the daughter of Howard James Winch by his first wife. His second wife was also called Betty Winch (christened Betty).
Date: c1945