A Christmas gathering at the British Legion Club in West Mersea.
From Ron Green:
Back left = Burton Hewes with his wife Ella née Farthing. Man next to masked person is Ted Mills, Lil Clarke's brother The three ladies in front of Ted are - Mary Chapman née Green ( My Aunt), Phyllis Green née Atkins, Josie Heggarty née Weaver and Mrs Bob Atkins.
Man front left in trilby is Les Greenleaf. Lady behind peak of trilby is Mabel Benns née Farthing (Ella's sister).
Smiling man in white shirt is Bill Green - Mary's brother and my uncle.
Behind Bill is Tom Farthing - Ella and Mabel's brother.
Man in centre with hands on his lapels is Bob Atkins - Phyllis's father.
Over Bob's shoulder is Hector Hewes, next to him is his Uncle Nathan'Snowball' Hewes.
Man in bow tie is Jack Botham. We have lots of his photos but not many of him.
Kneeling in front is Tommy Preston and the group in the front are Sid Milgate and his wife May, then Sid's brother George and his wife Beryl. Extreme right in raincoat looks like Reg Jay, with Maurice Jay part hidden over his shoulder.
For a numbered copy of this picture, see LIL_003 .
Photograph by Botham